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

The typical express permit program permit issued in Clearing took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 5 days.

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

Records checked5492021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Clearing, 549 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 5 days and 90% within 13 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within5 days75% of records
Long-wait edge13 days90% of records
Evidence549issued permits

The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in Clearing: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Clearing, 549 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
48.5%
1–7 days
35.5%
8–30 days
13.5%
31–90 days
1.8%
91+ days
0.7%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Clearing: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Clearing has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 549 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021470 days3 days15 days
2022520 days1 day7.7 days
2023620 days2 days5 days
20241441 day5 days14 days
20251561 day6 days12 days
2026*882 days6 days16 days

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

Context

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

Express Permit Program permits in Clearing has 549 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 Clearing comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Clearing cohort contains 549 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

All Clearing permits Area reportExpress Permit Program citywide Type report