Official community area

North Center permit processing times

For 3,254 issued permits in North Center, the median processing time was 2 days; 75% were issued within 33 days.

Records checked3,2542021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within33 days75% of records

Long-wait edge87 days90% of records

Evidence3,254issued permits

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

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day

42.3%

1–7 days

17.4%

8–30 days

14.5%

31–90 days

16.2%

91+ days

9.5%

Change over time

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	638	0 days	24 days	77 days
2022	602	0 days	6 days	86 days
2023	538	0 days	14 days	78 days
2024	573	10 days	34 days	76 days
2025	562	9 days	47 days	112 days
2026*	341	13 days	53 days	109 days

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

Context

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Avondale	2 days	21 days	2,361
Bridgeport	2 days	24 days	1,920
Brighton Park	2 days	19 days	1,507
Englewood	2 days	24 days	2,131
Lake View	2 days	23 days	6,844
Logan Square	2 days	29 days	5,067
Loop	2 days	15 days	15,467
Lower West Side	2 days	31 days	2,358