Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Morgan Park permit processing times

For 1,626 issued permits in Morgan Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

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

Records checked1,6262021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Morgan Park permit processing times, 1,626 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 59 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge59 days90% of records
Evidence1,626issued permits

The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.

Morgan Park permit processing times: wait distribution

For Morgan Park permit processing times, 1,626 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
49.9%
1–7 days
18.8%
8–30 days
16.9%
31–90 days
7.7%
91+ days
6.8%

Change over time

Morgan Park permit processing times: annual permit timing

Morgan Park permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,626 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213110 days7.5 days26 days
20223260 days6 days46 days
20232400 days11 days36 days
20242404 days28 days71 days
20252924 days19 days73 days
2026*2174 days15 days91 days

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

Context

Morgan Park permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Morgan Park permit processing times has 1,626 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 13 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 Morgan Park permit processing times comparisons

The Morgan Park permit processing times cohort contains 1,626 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 56 daysSigns 14 daysNew Construction 91 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysElevator Equipment 0 days