Community area × permit type
Signs permits in Belmont Cragin
The typical signs permit issued in Belmont Cragin took 14 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 33 days.
Records checked2922021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait14 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within33 days75% of records
Long-wait edge81 days90% of records
Evidence292issued permits
The median was 12 days slower 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.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | 7 days | 29 days | 102 days |
| 2022 | 71 | 5 days | 36 days | 84 days |
| 2023 | 71 | 3 days | 22 days | 33 days |
| 2024 | 32 | 25 days | 81 days | 100 days |
| 2025 | 56 | 16 days | 27 days | 58 days |
| 2026* | 27 | 28 days | 39 days | 48 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Cragin | 14 days | 33 days | 292 |
| Gage Park | 14 days | 53 days | 115 |
| Humboldt Park | 14 days | 32 days | 162 |
| Morgan Park | 14 days | 28 days | 83 |
| West Ridge | 14 days | 36 days | 287 |
| Clearing | 14 days | 19 days | 46 |
| Archer Heights | 13 days | 28 days | 115 |
| Englewood | 13 days | 36 days | 77 |