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

Official community area

Greater Grand Crossing permit processing times

For 2,576 issued permits in Greater Grand Crossing, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

Records checked2,5762021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge70 days90% of records
Evidence2,576issued permits

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

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
49.2%
1–7 days
19.8%
8–30 days
13.5%
31–90 days
9.7%
91+ days
7.8%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215870 days2 days34 days
20224730 days5 days53 days
20234750 days10 days73 days
20244176 days29 days88 days
20253717 days25 days79 days
2026*2535 days39 days100 days

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

Context

Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

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