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

The typical express permit program permit issued in Douglas took 4 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 14 days.

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

Records checked4262021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Douglas, 426 issued permit records show a median processing time of 4 days; 75% were issued within 14 days and 90% within 42 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait4 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within14 days75% of records
Long-wait edge42 days90% of records
Evidence426issued permits

The median was 1 day slower than the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in Douglas: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Douglas, 426 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
33.6%
1–7 days
29.3%
8–30 days
24.4%
31–90 days
10.3%
91+ days
2.3%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Douglas: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Douglas has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 426 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021620 days14 days26 days
20225412 days48 days77 days
2023420 days6 days17 days
20241192 days9.5 days28 days
2025845 days11 days27 days
2026*656 days17 days28 days

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

Context

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

Express Permit Program permits in Douglas has 426 issued records, a 4 days median, and a 14 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Douglas4 days14 days426
Kenwood5 days15 days448
Near North Side3 days13 days7,432
Pullman3 days15 days364
Bridgeport2 days8.2 days692
East Garfield Park2 days8 days616
Grand Boulevard2 days9 days676
Loop2 days15 days9,444

More Express Permit Program permits in Douglas comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Douglas cohort contains 426 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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