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

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

Records checked1272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Burnside, 127 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 5 days and 90% within 12 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

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.

Express Permit Program permits in Burnside: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Burnside, 127 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

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

Express Permit Program permits in Burnside: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Burnside has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 127 issued records in the annual table.

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 permits in Burnside: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in Burnside has 127 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 5 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Express Permit Program permits in Burnside comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Burnside cohort contains 127 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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