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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in East Garfield Park

The typical signs permit issued in East Garfield Park took 17 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 47 days.

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

Records checked422021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in East Garfield Park, 42 issued permit records show a median processing time of 17 days; 75% were issued within 47 days and 90% within 114 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait17 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within47 days75% of records
Long-wait edge114 days90% of records
Evidence42issued permits

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

Signs permits in East Garfield Park: wait distribution

For Signs permits in East Garfield Park, 42 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
38.1%
8–30 days
14.3%
31–90 days
33.3%
91+ days
14.3%

Change over time

Signs permits in East Garfield Park: annual permit timing

Signs permits in East Garfield Park has 2 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2022–2025, representing 22 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2022115 days7 days150 days
20251135 days40 days42 days

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

Context

Signs permits in East Garfield Park: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in East Garfield Park has 42 issued records, a 17 days median, and a 47 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
East Garfield Park17 days47 days42
Auburn Gresham18 days37 days84
Avondale16 days81 days276
Brighton Park16 days39 days144
Rogers Park16 days52 days173
South Lawndale18 days55 days225
North Park16 days47 days120
South Chicago18 days120 days42