Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Englewood permit processing times

For 2,131 issued permits in Englewood, the median processing time was 2 days; 75% were issued within 24 days.

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

Records checked2,1312021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Englewood permit processing times, 2,131 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 24 days and 90% within 95 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within24 days75% of records
Long-wait edge95 days90% of records
Evidence2,131issued permits

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

Englewood permit processing times: wait distribution

For Englewood permit processing times, 2,131 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
43.5%
1–7 days
18.5%
8–30 days
16.0%
31–90 days
11.3%
91+ days
10.7%

Change over time

Englewood permit processing times: annual permit timing

Englewood permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,131 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214530 days12 days74 days
20224040 days6 days54 days
20233600 days14 days90 days
20243427 days36 days115 days
20253348 days38 days112 days
2026*2389.5 days55 days122 days

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

Context

Englewood permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Englewood permit processing times has 2,131 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 24 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Avondale2 days21 days2,361
Bridgeport2 days24 days1,920
Brighton Park2 days19 days1,507
Englewood2 days24 days2,131
Lake View2 days23 days6,844
Logan Square2 days29 days5,067
Loop2 days15 days15,467
Lower West Side2 days31 days2,358

More Englewood permit processing times comparisons

The Englewood permit processing times cohort contains 2,131 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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