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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Morgan Park

The typical signs permit issued in Morgan Park took 14 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 28 days.

Records checked832021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait14 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within28 days75% of records
Long-wait edge68 days90% of records
Evidence83issued 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
0.0%
1–7 days
41.0%
8–30 days
37.3%
31–90 days
13.3%
91+ days
8.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021185 days7.8 days18 days
2022256 days7 days68 days
20241728 days54 days195 days
20251115 days63 days159 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
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292
Gage Park14 days53 days115
Humboldt Park14 days32 days162
Morgan Park14 days28 days83
West Ridge14 days36 days287
Clearing14 days19 days46
Archer Heights13 days28 days115
Englewood13 days36 days77