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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Montclare

The typical express permit program permit issued in Montclare took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 10 days.

Records checked2942021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within10 days75% of records
Long-wait edge26 days90% of records
Evidence294issued permits

The median was 1 day slower 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
42.2%
1–7 days
25.9%
8–30 days
24.8%
31–90 days
5.8%
91+ days
1.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021510 days6.5 days24 days
2022390 days12 days31 days
2023281.5 days11 days18 days
2024632 days8 days26 days
2025535 days9 days24 days
2026*605 days10 days16 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Bridgeport2 days8.2 days692
East Garfield Park2 days8 days616
Grand Boulevard2 days9 days676
Loop2 days15 days9,444
Montclare2 days10 days294
North Lawndale2 days8 days1,020
Uptown2 days10 days1,063
West Town2 days12 days2,616