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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Clearing

The typical signs permit issued in Clearing took 14 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 19 days.

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

Records checked462021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Clearing, 46 issued permit records show a median processing time of 14 days; 75% were issued within 19 days and 90% within 82 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait14 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within19 days75% of records
Long-wait edge82 days90% of records
Evidence46issued permits

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

Signs permits in Clearing: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Clearing, 46 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
0.0%
1–7 days
13.0%
8–30 days
71.7%
31–90 days
8.7%
91+ days
6.5%

Change over time

Signs permits in Clearing: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Clearing has 1 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2024–2024, representing 20 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20242015 days15 days20 days

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

Context

Signs permits in Clearing: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in Clearing has 46 issued records, a 14 days median, and a 19 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Clearing14 days19 days46
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292
Gage Park14 days53 days115
Humboldt Park14 days32 days162
Morgan Park14 days28 days83
Pullman15 days110 days63
South Deering15 days38 days83
West Ridge14 days36 days287