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Signs permits in Near South Side

The typical signs permit issued in Near South Side took 48 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 112 days.

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

Records checked1272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Near South Side, 127 issued permit records show a median processing time of 48 days; 75% were issued within 112 days and 90% within 233 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait48 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within112 days75% of records

Long-wait edge233 days90% of records

Evidence127issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

Signs permits in Near South Side: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Near South Side, 127 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

0.8%

1–7 days

11.0%

8–30 days

24.4%

31–90 days

32.3%

91+ days

31.5%

Change over time

Signs permits in Near South Side: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Near South Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 127 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	20	106 days	420 days	545 days
2022	20	23 days	55 days	224 days
2023	21	13 days	74 days	100 days
2024	42	54 days	133 days	227 days
2025	14	38 days	79 days	89 days
2026*	10	46 days	79 days	123 days

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

Context

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

Signs permits in Near South Side has 127 issued records, a 48 days median, and a 112 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Montclare	48 days	66 days	44
Near South Side	48 days	112 days	127
Grand Boulevard	46 days	125 days	76
West Garfield Park	53 days	82 days	31
Loop	38 days	77 days	662
Jefferson Park	37 days	64 days	89
Lincoln Square	37 days	150 days	197
Greater Grand Crossing	35 days	71 days	57

More Signs permits in Near South Side comparisons

The Signs permits in Near South Side cohort contains 127 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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