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Signs permits in Near North Side

The typical signs permit issued in Near North Side took 32 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 69 days.

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

Records checked1,5012021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Near North Side, 1,501 issued permit records show a median processing time of 32 days; 75% were issued within 69 days and 90% within 135 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait32 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within69 days75% of records

Long-wait edge135 days90% of records

Evidence1,501issued permits

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

Signs permits in Near North Side: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Near North Side, 1,501 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

0.9%

1–7 days

16.7%

8–30 days

31.4%

31–90 days

33.3%

91+ days

17.7%

Change over time

Signs permits in Near North Side: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Near North Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,501 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	222	34 days	81 days	140 days
2022	295	16 days	56 days	132 days
2023	270	18 days	57 days	125 days
2024	307	39 days	70 days	136 days
2025	245	36 days	62 days	81 days
2026*	162	47 days	94 days	204 days

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

Context

Signs permits in Near North Side: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in Near North Side has 1,501 issued records, a 32 days median, and a 69 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Near North Side	32 days	69 days	1,501
Forest Glen	33 days	138 days	55
Lower West Side	33 days	77 days	169
Edgewater	34 days	62 days	181
Greater Grand Crossing	35 days	71 days	57
Hermosa	29 days	57 days	82
Lake View	29 days	67 days	728
Lincoln Park	35 days	77 days	639

More Signs permits in Near North Side comparisons

The Signs permits in Near North Side cohort contains 1,501 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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