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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Lake View

The typical express permit program permit issued in Lake View took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 8 days.

Records checked2,5362021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within8 days75% of records
Long-wait edge21 days90% of records
Evidence2,536issued 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
41.0%
1–7 days
32.7%
8–30 days
20.0%
31–90 days
5.2%
91+ days
1.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213030 days6 days24 days
20222990 days4 days14 days
20233130 days7 days26 days
20245802 days9.2 days21 days
20255872 days9 days21 days
2026*4543 days11 days21 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