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

For 1,297 issued permits in Forest Glen, the median processing time was 0 days; 75% were issued within 17 days.

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

Records checked1,2972021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Forest Glen permit processing times, 1,297 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 17 days and 90% within 80 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within17 days75% of records
Long-wait edge80 days90% of records
Evidence1,297issued permits

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

Forest Glen permit processing times: wait distribution

For Forest Glen permit processing times, 1,297 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
51.7%
1–7 days
15.7%
8–30 days
13.7%
31–90 days
10.3%
91+ days
8.7%

Change over time

Forest Glen permit processing times: annual permit timing

Forest Glen permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,297 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212440 days11 days79 days
20222370 days6 days58 days
20232040 days12 days78 days
20242121 day14 days56 days
20252243 days25 days70 days
2026*1765 days49 days156 days

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

Context

Forest Glen permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Forest Glen permit processing times has 1,297 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 17 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days17 days755
Avalon Park0 days11 days1,045
Calumet Heights0 days9 days1,129
Chicago Lawn0 days12 days2,383
Dunning0 days9 days1,934
East Side0 days8 days823
Edison Park0 days18 days735
Forest Glen0 days17 days1,297

More Forest Glen permit processing times comparisons

The Forest Glen permit processing times cohort contains 1,297 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 50 daysSigns 33 daysNew Construction 48 days