Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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East Garfield Park permit processing times

For 1,600 issued permits in East Garfield Park, the median processing time was 3 days; 75% were issued within 28 days.

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

Records checked1,6002021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For East Garfield Park permit processing times, 1,600 issued permit records show a median processing time of 3 days; 75% were issued within 28 days and 90% within 94 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait3 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within28 days75% of records
Long-wait edge94 days90% of records
Evidence1,600issued permits

The median was 3 days slower than the previous 12 months.

East Garfield Park permit processing times: wait distribution

For East Garfield Park permit processing times, 1,600 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
39.4%
1–7 days
23.1%
8–30 days
13.2%
31–90 days
13.7%
91+ days
10.6%

Change over time

East Garfield Park permit processing times: annual permit timing

East Garfield Park permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,600 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212720 days10 days88 days
20223320 days7.2 days62 days
20232250 days7 days56 days
20242617 days38 days112 days
20253238 days42 days87 days
2026*18712 days62 days122 days

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

Context

East Garfield Park permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

East Garfield Park permit processing times has 1,600 issued records, a 3 days median, and a 28 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
East Garfield Park3 days28 days1,600
Grand Boulevard3 days34 days1,871
Lincoln Park3 days28 days6,764
North Park3 days18 days1,222
Uptown3 days21 days2,727
Woodlawn3 days27 days2,225
Douglas2.5 days21 days992
Avondale2 days21 days2,361

More East Garfield Park permit processing times comparisons

The East Garfield Park permit processing times cohort contains 1,600 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 2 daysRenovation & Alteration 34 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysNew Construction 44 daysSigns 17 daysReinstated Permit 0 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 days