Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in New City

The typical signs permit issued in New City took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 54 days.

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

Records checked1262021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in New City, 126 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 54 days and 90% within 187 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait20 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within54 days75% of records
Long-wait edge187 days90% of records
Evidence126issued permits

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

Signs permits in New City: wait distribution

For Signs permits in New City, 126 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
23.0%
8–30 days
37.3%
31–90 days
20.6%
91+ days
18.3%

Change over time

Signs permits in New City: annual permit timing

Signs permits in New City has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 123 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214512 days85 days166 days
2022175 days43 days175 days
20231134 days83 days581 days
20253126 days35 days51 days
2026*1917 days62 days219 days

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

Context

Signs permits in New City: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in New City has 126 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 54 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
New City20 days54 days126
North Center20 days46 days252
North Lawndale20 days44 days75
Portage Park20 days44 days265
Washington Heights20 days74 days88
Chatham20 days35 days132
Hyde Park20 days49 days122
Irving Park20 days44 days230