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

Official community area

Beverly permit processing times

For 1,644 issued permits in Beverly, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

Records checked1,6442021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge67 days90% of records
Evidence1,644issued permits

The median was 2 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.

Same day
48.4%
1–7 days
20.1%
8–30 days
15.4%
31–90 days
8.9%
91+ days
7.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213100 days7 days31 days
20223070 days11 days39 days
20233100 days13 days72 days
20242831 day20 days63 days
20252335 days31 days84 days
2026*2015 days15 days81 days

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

Context

Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

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