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

Official community area

Irving Park permit processing times

For 3,443 issued permits in Irving Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 18 days.

Records checked3,4432021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within18 days75% of records
Long-wait edge78 days90% of records
Evidence3,443issued permits

The median was 1 day slower 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
46.9%
1–7 days
19.0%
8–30 days
13.6%
31–90 days
12.0%
91+ days
8.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20217500 days6 days71 days
20226720 days5 days47 days
20236100 days11 days70 days
20245446 days33 days93 days
20254958 days34 days91 days
2026*3727 days44 days96 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