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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Burnside

The typical express permit program permit issued in Burnside took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 5 days.

Records checked1272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge12 days90% of records
Evidence127issued permits

The median was 0.5 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
46.5%
1–7 days
37.0%
8–30 days
11.0%
31–90 days
3.1%
91+ days
2.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021170 days2 days7.2 days
2022170 days5 days153 days
2023160 days0 days1 day
2024232 days4.5 days10 days
2025382.5 days7.5 days13 days
2026*161.5 days6.2 days9 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day6 days997
Auburn Gresham1 day7 days1,679
Austin1 day7 days2,565
Avondale1 day6 days866
Beverly1 day7 days843
Brighton Park1 day9 days684
Burnside1 day5 days127
Chatham1 day7 days1,207