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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Mckinley Park

The typical signs permit issued in Mckinley Park took 9 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 22 days.

Records checked1242021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait9 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within22 days75% of records
Long-wait edge115 days90% of records
Evidence124issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
0.8%
1–7 days
42.7%
8–30 days
33.1%
31–90 days
9.7%
91+ days
13.7%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021338 days9 days22 days
2022562 days12 days53 days
20251152 days126 days126 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
Mckinley Park9 days22 days124
Norwood Park9 days26 days134
Douglas8.5 days24 days48
Garfield Ridge10 days21 days242
Ohare10 days19 days111
Dunning10 days36 days72
Beverly11 days27 days72
East Side6 days38 days35