Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Express Permit Program permits in Englewood

The typical express permit program permit issued in Englewood took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 8 days.

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

Records checked8482021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Englewood, 848 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 8 days and 90% within 24 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within8 days75% of records
Long-wait edge24 days90% of records
Evidence848issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in Englewood: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Englewood, 848 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
44.6%
1–7 days
28.5%
8–30 days
20.0%
31–90 days
5.5%
91+ days
1.3%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Englewood: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Englewood has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 848 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211390 days0.5 days6 days
20221120 days0 days8 days
2023850 days1 day6.6 days
20241862 days14 days26 days
20251835 days16 days39 days
2026*1435 days14 days28 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in Englewood: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in Englewood has 848 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 8 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Express Permit Program permits in Englewood comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Englewood cohort contains 848 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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