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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Calumet Heights

The typical express permit program permit issued in Calumet Heights took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 5 days.

Records checked6472021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge15 days90% of records
Evidence647issued permits

The median was unchanged from 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
51.6%
1–7 days
28.6%
8–30 days
15.0%
31–90 days
3.6%
91+ days
1.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021620 days1 day11 days
2022860 days0 days9 days
2023610 days1 day6 days
20241461 day7 days22 days
20251821 day7.8 days16 days
2026*1101 day6.5 days11 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
Archer Heights0 days5 days424
Armour Square0 days3 days275
Ashburn0 days5 days1,434
Avalon Park0 days5 days586
Belmont Cragin0 days6 days1,245
Calumet Heights0 days5 days647
Chicago Lawn0 days6 days1,219
Dunning0 days4 days978