Community area × permit type
Signs permits in Edgewater
The typical signs permit issued in Edgewater took 34 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 62 days.
Records checked1812021–Sep. 15, 2026
The short answer
Typical wait34 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within62 days75% of records
Long-wait edge128 days90% of records
Evidence181issued permits
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
How the waits are distributed
Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.
Change over time
Annual permit timing
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20 | 85 days | 108 days | 122 days |
| 2022 | 36 | 8 days | 24 days | 198 days |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 day | 9 days | 50 days |
| 2024 | 35 | 50 days | 118 days | 290 days |
| 2025 | 41 | 56 days | 56 days | 77 days |
| 2026* | 21 | 36 days | 87 days | 99 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs timing in comparable community areas
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | 34 days | 62 days | 181 |
| Forest Glen | 33 days | 138 days | 55 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 35 days | 71 days | 57 |
| Lincoln Park | 35 days | 77 days | 639 |
| Lower West Side | 33 days | 77 days | 169 |
| Near North Side | 32 days | 69 days | 1,501 |
| Jefferson Park | 37 days | 64 days | 89 |
| Lincoln Square | 37 days | 150 days | 197 |