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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Jefferson Park

The typical signs permit issued in Jefferson Park took 37 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 64 days.

Records checked892021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait37 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within64 days75% of records
Long-wait edge68 days90% of records
Evidence89issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

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

Same day
0.0%
1–7 days
24.7%
8–30 days
23.6%
31–90 days
46.1%
91+ days
5.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2022166 days12 days24 days
2023113 days60 days106 days
20243150 days65 days65 days
20251642 days51 days71 days

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

Context

Signs timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Jefferson Park37 days64 days89
Lincoln Square37 days150 days197
Loop38 days77 days662
Greater Grand Crossing35 days71 days57
Lincoln Park35 days77 days639
Edgewater34 days62 days181
Forest Glen33 days138 days55
Lower West Side33 days77 days169