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

For 1,920 issued permits in Bridgeport, the median processing time was 2 days; 75% were issued within 24 days.

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

Records checked1,9202021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Bridgeport permit processing times, 1,920 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 24 days and 90% within 105 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within24 days75% of records
Long-wait edge105 days90% of records
Evidence1,920issued permits

The median was 4 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Bridgeport permit processing times: wait distribution

For Bridgeport permit processing times, 1,920 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
45.1%
1–7 days
17.6%
8–30 days
14.9%
31–90 days
10.8%
91+ days
11.6%

Change over time

Bridgeport permit processing times: annual permit timing

Bridgeport permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,920 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214400 days6 days98 days
20223760 days9 days68 days
20233180 days11 days112 days
20242777 days37 days126 days
20253288 days46 days111 days
2026*18112 days47 days126 days

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

Context

Bridgeport permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Bridgeport permit processing times has 1,920 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 24 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Avondale2 days21 days2,361
Bridgeport2 days24 days1,920
Brighton Park2 days19 days1,507
Englewood2 days24 days2,131
Lake View2 days23 days6,844
Logan Square2 days29 days5,067
Loop2 days15 days15,467
Lower West Side2 days31 days2,358

More Bridgeport permit processing times comparisons

The Bridgeport permit processing times cohort contains 1,920 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 2 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 41 daysNew Construction 53 daysSigns 28 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysElevator Equipment 0 days