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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Edgewater

The typical express permit program permit issued in Edgewater took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

Records checked1,1702021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge19 days90% of records
Evidence1,170issued permits

The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
44.4%
1–7 days
32.2%
8–30 days
17.5%
31–90 days
4.7%
91+ days
1.1%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211350 days1 day9.4 days
20221020 days1 day12 days
20231250 days2 days14 days
20242842 days8 days20 days
20252972 days8 days18 days
2026*2274 days9 days26 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day6 days997
Auburn Gresham1 day7 days1,679
Austin1 day7 days2,565
Avondale1 day6 days866
Beverly1 day7 days843
Brighton Park1 day9 days684
Burnside1 day5 days127
Chatham1 day7 days1,207