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

The typical express permit program permit issued in East Garfield Park took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 8 days.

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

Records checked6162021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park, 616 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 8 days and 90% within 21 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within8 days75% of records
Long-wait edge21 days90% of records
Evidence616issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park, 616 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
36.5%
1–7 days
38.1%
8–30 days
18.3%
31–90 days
5.5%
91+ days
1.5%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 616 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021650 days0 days12 days
2022680 days2 days8.2 days
2023580 days2 days15 days
20241504.5 days11 days28 days
20251803 days11 days21 days
2026*954 days9 days25 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park has 616 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 8 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Bridgeport2 days8.2 days692
East Garfield Park2 days8 days616
Grand Boulevard2 days9 days676
Loop2 days15 days9,444
Montclare2 days10 days294
North Lawndale2 days8 days1,020
Uptown2 days10 days1,063
West Town2 days12 days2,616

More Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in East Garfield Park cohort contains 616 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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