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Signs permits in Near West Side

The typical signs permit issued in Near West Side took 29 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 75 days.

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

Records checked1,1832021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in Near West Side, 1,183 issued permit records show a median processing time of 29 days; 75% were issued within 75 days and 90% within 150 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait29 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within75 days75% of records

Long-wait edge150 days90% of records

Evidence1,183issued permits

The median was 11 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Signs permits in Near West Side: wait distribution

For Signs permits in Near West Side, 1,183 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

2.1%

1–7 days

17.2%

8–30 days

32.5%

31–90 days

27.6%

91+ days

20.6%

Change over time

Signs permits in Near West Side: annual permit timing

Signs permits in Near West Side has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,183 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	205	23 days	121 days	357 days
2022	200	10 days	35 days	103 days
2023	238	20 days	49 days	142 days
2024	199	45 days	74 days	174 days
2025	208	34 days	80 days	123 days
2026*	133	55 days	95 days	139 days

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

Context

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

Signs permits in Near West Side has 1,183 issued records, a 29 days median, and a 75 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Hermosa	29 days	57 days	82
Lake View	29 days	67 days	728
Near West Side	29 days	75 days	1,183
Uptown	29 days	64 days	212
Bridgeport	28 days	91 days	97
Woodlawn	28 days	74 days	40
Armour Square	26 days	47 days	50
Near North Side	32 days	69 days	1,501

More Signs permits in Near West Side comparisons

The Signs permits in Near West Side cohort contains 1,183 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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