Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Express Permit Program permits in Chatham

The typical express permit program permit issued in Chatham took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

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

Records checked1,2072021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Chatham, 1,207 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 7 days and 90% within 20 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge20 days90% of records
Evidence1,207issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in Chatham: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Chatham, 1,207 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
45.4%
1–7 days
30.9%
8–30 days
16.6%
31–90 days
5.7%
91+ days
1.4%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Chatham: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Chatham has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,207 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211710 days1 day7 days
20221480 days1 day13 days
20231580 days5 days33 days
20242742.5 days9 days25 days
20252784 days8 days21 days
2026*1784 days11 days20 days

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

Context

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

Express Permit Program permits in Chatham has 1,207 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 7 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 Chatham comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Chatham cohort contains 1,207 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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