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Near South Side permit processing times
For 1,908 issued permits in Near South Side, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 16 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Near South Side permit processing times, 1,908 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 16 days and 90% within 59 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.
Near South Side permit processing times: wait distribution
For Near South Side permit processing times, 1,908 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Near South Side permit processing times: annual permit timing
Near South Side permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,908 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 321 | 0 days | 7 days | 39 days |
| 2022 | 317 | 0 days | 5 days | 36 days |
| 2023 | 307 | 0 days | 15 days | 72 days |
| 2024 | 333 | 5 days | 26 days | 69 days |
| 2025 | 349 | 5 days | 20 days | 71 days |
| 2026* | 281 | 3 days | 18 days | 63 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Near South Side permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution
Near South Side permit processing times has 1,908 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 16 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 1 day | 14 days | 2,213 |
| Archer Heights | 1 day | 14 days | 812 |
| Ashburn | 1 day | 10 days | 2,411 |
| Auburn Gresham | 1 day | 11 days | 3,290 |
| Austin | 1 day | 14 days | 5,647 |
| Belmont Cragin | 1 day | 13 days | 2,724 |
| Beverly | 1 day | 13 days | 1,644 |
| Burnside | 1 day | 9.5 days | 227 |
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The Near South Side permit processing times cohort contains 1,908 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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