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Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side
The typical express permit program permit issued in Near North Side took 3 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 13 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side, 7,432 issued permit records show a median processing time of 3 days; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 33 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side: wait distribution
For Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side, 7,432 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side: annual permit timing
Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 7,432 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,034 | 0 days | 11 days | 32 days |
| 2022 | 1,037 | 0 days | 13 days | 41 days |
| 2023 | 1,223 | 2 days | 18 days | 68 days |
| 2024 | 1,614 | 5 days | 15 days | 33 days |
| 2025 | 1,528 | 4 days | 10 days | 24 days |
| 2026* | 996 | 5 days | 12 days | 23 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas
Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side has 7,432 issued records, a 3 days median, and a 13 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near North Side | 3 days | 13 days | 7,432 |
| Pullman | 3 days | 15 days | 364 |
| Bridgeport | 2 days | 8.2 days | 692 |
| Douglas | 4 days | 14 days | 426 |
| East Garfield Park | 2 days | 8 days | 616 |
| Grand Boulevard | 2 days | 9 days | 676 |
| Loop | 2 days | 15 days | 9,444 |
| Montclare | 2 days | 10 days | 294 |
More Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side comparisons
The Express Permit Program permits in Near North Side cohort contains 7,432 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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