Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Lincoln Square permit processing times

For 2,823 issued permits in Lincoln Square, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 22 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked2,8232021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Lincoln Square permit processing times, 2,823 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 22 days and 90% within 88 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within22 days75% of records
Long-wait edge88 days90% of records
Evidence2,823issued permits

The median was 2 days faster than the previous 12 months.

Lincoln Square permit processing times: wait distribution

For Lincoln Square permit processing times, 2,823 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
44.1%
1–7 days
18.6%
8–30 days
15.6%
31–90 days
12.0%
91+ days
9.7%

Change over time

Lincoln Square permit processing times: annual permit timing

Lincoln Square permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,823 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215120 days9 days55 days
20224910 days3.5 days49 days
20234560 days10 days71 days
20244425 days27 days81 days
202555212 days45 days162 days
2026*3708.5 days48 days101 days

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

Context

Lincoln Square permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Lincoln Square permit processing times has 2,823 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 22 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Lincoln Square permit processing times comparisons

The Lincoln Square permit processing times cohort contains 2,823 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayRenovation & Alteration 33 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysNew Construction 16 daysSigns 37 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysReinstated Permit 0 days