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Signs permits in Chatham

The typical signs permit issued in Chatham took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 35 days.

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

Records checked1322021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Chatham, 132 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 35 days and 90% within 59 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait20 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within35 days75% of records

Long-wait edge59 days90% of records

Evidence132issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

Signs permits in Chatham: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Chatham, 132 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

0.8%

1–7 days

31.8%

8–30 days

34.1%

31–90 days

23.5%

91+ days

9.8%

Change over time

Signs permits in Chatham: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Chatham has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 132 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	40	2.5 days	7.2 days	17 days
2022	13	6 days	54 days	54 days
2023	22	28 days	38 days	105 days
2024	13	47 days	174 days	174 days
2025	30	30 days	30 days	35 days
2026*	14	34 days	35 days	44 days

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

Context

Signs permits in Chatham: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in Chatham has 132 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 35 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Chatham	20 days	35 days	132
Hyde Park	20 days	49 days	122
Mount Greenwood	21 days	41 days	55
New City	20 days	54 days	126
North Center	20 days	46 days	252
North Lawndale	20 days	44 days	75
Portage Park	20 days	44 days	265
Washington Heights	20 days	74 days	88

More Signs permits in Chatham comparisons

The Signs permits in Chatham cohort contains 132 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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