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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Brighton Park

The typical signs permit issued in Brighton Park took 16 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 39 days.

Records checked1442021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait16 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within39 days75% of records
Long-wait edge146 days90% of records
Evidence144issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

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

Same day
0.0%
1–7 days
18.1%
8–30 days
51.4%
31–90 days
14.6%
91+ days
16.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021279 days81 days201 days
20221889 days134 days243 days
2023105 days22 days107 days
20241818 days127 days152 days
20255917 days22 days38 days
2026*1241 days50 days93 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

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Avondale16 days81 days276
Brighton Park16 days39 days144
Rogers Park16 days52 days173
North Park16 days47 days120
East Garfield Park17 days47 days42
Pullman15 days110 days63
South Deering15 days38 days83
Auburn Gresham18 days37 days84