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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Hyde Park

The typical express permit program permit issued in Hyde Park took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

Records checked1,0622021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge23 days90% of records
Evidence1,062issued permits

The median was unchanged from 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
40.3%
1–7 days
36.7%
8–30 days
15.0%
31–90 days
6.5%
91+ days
1.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211490 days4 days19 days
20221470 days3 days29 days
20231951 day4.5 days32 days
20242301 day11 days22 days
20251833 days10 days26 days
2026*1583 days8.8 days17 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day6 days997
Auburn Gresham1 day7 days1,679
Austin1 day7 days2,565
Avondale1 day6 days866
Beverly1 day7 days843
Brighton Park1 day9 days684
Burnside1 day5 days127
Chatham1 day7 days1,207