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

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.

Same day
2.2%
1–7 days
17.1%
8–30 days
28.7%
31–90 days
32.0%
91+ days
19.9%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212085 days108 days122 days
2022368 days24 days198 days
2023281 day9 days50 days
20243550 days118 days290 days
20254156 days56 days77 days
2026*2136 days87 days99 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

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Edgewater34 days62 days181
Forest Glen33 days138 days55
Greater Grand Crossing35 days71 days57
Lincoln Park35 days77 days639
Lower West Side33 days77 days169
Near North Side32 days69 days1,501
Jefferson Park37 days64 days89
Lincoln Square37 days150 days197