Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square

The typical express permit program permit issued in Lincoln Square took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

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

Records checked1,1122021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square, 1,112 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 7 days and 90% within 21 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge21 days90% of records
Evidence1,112issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square, 1,112 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
44.0%
1–7 days
31.3%
8–30 days
18.8%
31–90 days
4.7%
91+ days
1.3%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,112 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211250 days3 days17 days
20221130 days1 day16 days
20231280 days1 day14 days
20242411 day6 days17 days
20253063.5 days13 days24 days
2026*1992 days8 days21 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square has 1,112 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 7 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Lincoln Square cohort contains 1,112 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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