Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Belmont Cragin

The typical express permit program permit issued in Belmont Cragin took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 6 days.

Records checked1,2452021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within6 days75% of records
Long-wait edge17 days90% of records
Evidence1,245issued permits

The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
51.9%
1–7 days
28.8%
8–30 days
13.8%
31–90 days
4.1%
91+ days
1.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211730 days0 days4.8 days
20221310 days0 days10 days
20231230 days2.5 days13 days
20243391 day7 days20 days
20252952 days8 days23 days
2026*1841 day6 days17 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights0 days5 days424
Armour Square0 days3 days275
Ashburn0 days5 days1,434
Avalon Park0 days5 days586
Belmont Cragin0 days6 days1,245
Calumet Heights0 days5 days647
Chicago Lawn0 days6 days1,219
Dunning0 days4 days978