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Signs permits in Edgewater
The typical signs permit issued in Edgewater took 34 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 62 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Edgewater, 181 issued permit records show a median processing time of 34 days; 75% were issued within 62 days and 90% within 128 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Signs permits in Edgewater: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Edgewater, 181 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Edgewater: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Edgewater has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 181 issued records in the annual table.
| 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 permits in Edgewater: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Edgewater has 181 issued records, a 34 days median, and a 62 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| 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 |
More Signs permits in Edgewater comparisons
The Signs permits in Edgewater cohort contains 181 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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