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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Englewood

The typical signs permit issued in Englewood took 13 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 36 days.

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

Records checked772021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Englewood, 77 issued permit records show a median processing time of 13 days; 75% were issued within 36 days and 90% within 178 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait13 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within36 days75% of records
Long-wait edge178 days90% of records
Evidence77issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

Signs permits in Englewood: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Englewood, 77 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
7.8%
1–7 days
22.1%
8–30 days
36.4%
31–90 days
14.3%
91+ days
19.5%

Change over time

Signs permits in Englewood: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Englewood has 3 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2025, representing 63 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021128 days16 days209 days
20233211 days13 days36 days
20251950 days178 days190 days

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

Context

Signs permits in Englewood: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in Englewood has 77 issued records, a 13 days median, and a 36 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights13 days28 days115
Englewood13 days36 days77
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292
Gage Park14 days53 days115
Humboldt Park14 days32 days162
Morgan Park14 days28 days83
West Ridge14 days36 days287
Clearing14 days19 days46