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

Official community area

Burnside permit processing times

For 227 issued permits in Burnside, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 9.5 days.

Records checked2272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within9.5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge48 days90% of records
Evidence227issued permits

The median was 3 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
46.3%
1–7 days
26.4%
8–30 days
12.8%
31–90 days
9.3%
91+ days
5.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021440 days6.2 days51 days
2022410 days12 days98 days
2023380 days1 day13 days
2024313 days10 days49 days
2025482.5 days9 days23 days
2026*256 days39 days48 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