Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Belmont Cragin permit processing times

For 2,724 issued permits in Belmont Cragin, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked2,7242021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Belmont Cragin permit processing times, 2,724 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 55 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge55 days90% of records
Evidence2,724issued permits

The median was 3 days faster than the previous 12 months.

Belmont Cragin permit processing times: wait distribution

For Belmont Cragin permit processing times, 2,724 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
46.1%
1–7 days
21.1%
8–30 days
17.8%
31–90 days
8.5%
91+ days
6.5%

Change over time

Belmont Cragin permit processing times: annual permit timing

Belmont Cragin permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,724 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215490 days8 days31 days
20225550 days9 days54 days
20234740 days13 days49 days
20244624 days21 days73 days
20254236 days19 days58 days
2026*2613 days19 days71 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Belmont Cragin permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Belmont Cragin permit processing times has 2,724 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 13 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Belmont Cragin permit processing times comparisons

The Belmont Cragin permit processing times cohort contains 2,724 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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