Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Mount Greenwood permit processing times

For 898 issued permits in Mount Greenwood, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 15 days.

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

Records checked8982021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Mount Greenwood permit processing times, 898 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 15 days and 90% within 62 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within15 days75% of records
Long-wait edge62 days90% of records
Evidence898issued permits

The median was 3 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Mount Greenwood permit processing times: wait distribution

For Mount Greenwood permit processing times, 898 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
49.1%
1–7 days
17.1%
8–30 days
15.6%
31–90 days
11.0%
91+ days
7.1%

Change over time

Mount Greenwood permit processing times: annual permit timing

Mount Greenwood permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 898 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211770 days9 days49 days
20221670 days12 days49 days
20231580 days11 days70 days
20241364 days19 days41 days
20251482 days22 days84 days
2026*1125.5 days36 days77 days

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

Context

Mount Greenwood permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Mount Greenwood permit processing times has 898 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 15 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 Mount Greenwood permit processing times comparisons

The Mount Greenwood permit processing times cohort contains 898 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 42 daysSigns 21 daysNew Construction 53 days