Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Chatham permit processing times

For 2,398 issued permits in Chatham, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

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

Records checked2,3982021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Chatham permit processing times, 2,398 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 51 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge51 days90% of records
Evidence2,398issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Chatham permit processing times: wait distribution

For Chatham permit processing times, 2,398 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
46.2%
1–7 days
22.1%
8–30 days
16.7%
31–90 days
9.6%
91+ days
5.3%

Change over time

Chatham permit processing times: annual permit timing

Chatham permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,398 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215290 days2 days20 days
20224550 days4 days30 days
20234150 days13 days66 days
20243826 days24 days69 days
20253816 days19 days59 days
2026*2366 days21 days64 days

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

Context

Chatham permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Chatham permit processing times has 2,398 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 13 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Chatham permit processing times comparisons

The Chatham permit processing times cohort contains 2,398 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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