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

For 3,185 issued permits in Humboldt Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 24 days.

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

Records checked3,1852021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Humboldt Park permit processing times, 3,185 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 24 days and 90% within 93 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within24 days75% of records
Long-wait edge93 days90% of records
Evidence3,185issued permits

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

Humboldt Park permit processing times: wait distribution

For Humboldt Park permit processing times, 3,185 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
44.8%
1–7 days
18.7%
8–30 days
14.0%
31–90 days
12.2%
91+ days
10.2%

Change over time

Humboldt Park permit processing times: annual permit timing

Humboldt Park permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 3,185 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20216450 days7 days59 days
20226190 days10 days76 days
20235760 days9 days71 days
20244656 days34 days118 days
202551712 days45 days110 days
2026*3638 days59 days132 days

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

Context

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

Humboldt Park permit processing times has 3,185 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 24 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 Humboldt Park permit processing times comparisons

The Humboldt Park permit processing times cohort contains 3,185 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayRenovation & Alteration 42 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysNew Construction 55 daysSigns 14 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysReinstated Permit 0 days