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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Mount Greenwood

The typical signs permit issued in Mount Greenwood took 21 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 41 days.

Records checked552021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait21 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within41 days75% of records
Long-wait edge65 days90% of records
Evidence55issued 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
20.0%
8–30 days
49.1%
31–90 days
25.5%
91+ days
5.5%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2022208.5 days11 days35 days
2026*1438 days59 days66 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
Mount Greenwood21 days41 days55
Chatham20 days35 days132
Hyde Park20 days49 days122
Albany Park22 days74 days140
Avalon Park22 days33 days33
Chicago Lawn22 days81 days121
Kenwood22 days52 days30
New City20 days54 days126