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Signs permits in Lower West Side
The typical signs permit issued in Lower West Side took 33 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 77 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Lower West Side, 169 issued permit records show a median processing time of 33 days; 75% were issued within 77 days and 90% within 138 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Signs permits in Lower West Side: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Lower West Side, 169 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Lower West Side: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Lower West Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 169 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | 16 days | 60 days | 136 days |
| 2022 | 36 | 6 days | 63 days | 197 days |
| 2023 | 27 | 31 days | 116 days | 131 days |
| 2024 | 35 | 76 days | 89 days | 117 days |
| 2025 | 17 | 34 days | 110 days | 168 days |
| 2026* | 19 | 33 days | 40 days | 112 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in Lower West Side: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Lower West Side has 169 issued records, a 33 days median, and a 77 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Glen | 33 days | 138 days | 55 |
| Lower West Side | 33 days | 77 days | 169 |
| Edgewater | 34 days | 62 days | 181 |
| Near North Side | 32 days | 69 days | 1,501 |
| Greater Grand Crossing | 35 days | 71 days | 57 |
| Lincoln Park | 35 days | 77 days | 639 |
| Hermosa | 29 days | 57 days | 82 |
| Jefferson Park | 37 days | 64 days | 89 |
More Signs permits in Lower West Side comparisons
The Signs permits in Lower West Side cohort contains 169 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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