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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Lincoln Park

The typical signs permit issued in Lincoln Park took 35 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 77 days.

Records checked6392021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait35 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within77 days75% of records
Long-wait edge121 days90% of records
Evidence639issued permits

The median was 8 days faster 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
0.5%
1–7 days
18.8%
8–30 days
28.0%
31–90 days
34.4%
91+ days
18.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20219624 days83 days108 days
20221269.5 days70 days122 days
2023776 days47 days81 days
202415946 days77 days149 days
202512546 days76 days108 days
2026*5640 days74 days122 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
Greater Grand Crossing35 days71 days57
Lincoln Park35 days77 days639
Edgewater34 days62 days181
Forest Glen33 days138 days55
Jefferson Park37 days64 days89
Lincoln Square37 days150 days197
Lower West Side33 days77 days169
Loop38 days77 days662