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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in East Side

The typical signs permit issued in East Side took 6 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 38 days.

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

Records checked352021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in East Side, 35 issued permit records show a median processing time of 6 days; 75% were issued within 38 days and 90% within 94 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait6 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within38 days75% of records
Long-wait edge94 days90% of records
Evidence35issued permits

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

Signs permits in East Side: wait distribution

For Signs permits in East Side, 35 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
62.9%
8–30 days
8.6%
31–90 days
11.4%
91+ days
17.1%

Change over time

Signs permits in East Side: annual permit timing

Signs permits in East Side has 1 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2021, representing 20 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021204 days6 days132 days

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

Context

Signs permits in East Side: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in East Side has 35 issued records, a 6 days median, and a 38 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
East Side6 days38 days35
Calumet Heights4 days63 days37
Douglas8.5 days24 days48
Mckinley Park9 days22 days124
Norwood Park9 days26 days134
Garfield Ridge10 days21 days242
Ohare10 days19 days111
Dunning10 days36 days72