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

For 1,190 issued permits in Gage Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

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

Records checked1,1902021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Gage Park permit processing times, 1,190 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 57 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge57 days90% of records
Evidence1,190issued permits

The median was 3 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Gage Park permit processing times: wait distribution

For Gage Park permit processing times, 1,190 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
45.9%
1–7 days
19.4%
8–30 days
18.7%
31–90 days
9.3%
91+ days
6.7%

Change over time

Gage Park permit processing times: annual permit timing

Gage Park permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,190 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212340 days8.8 days27 days
20222280 days9 days26 days
20232320 days13 days56 days
20242064 days26 days87 days
20251394 days16 days61 days
2026*1518 days44 days119 days

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

Context

Gage Park permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Gage Park permit processing times has 1,190 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 13 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Gage Park permit processing times comparisons

The Gage Park permit processing times cohort contains 1,190 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 41 daysSigns 14 days