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Signs permits in North Center
The typical signs permit issued in North Center took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 46 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in North Center, 252 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 46 days and 90% within 83 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 9 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Signs permits in North Center: wait distribution
For Signs permits in North Center, 252 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in North Center: annual permit timing
Signs permits in North Center has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 252 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | 25 days | 78 days | 119 days |
| 2022 | 47 | 6 days | 26 days | 88 days |
| 2023 | 34 | 2 days | 9.5 days | 18 days |
| 2024 | 57 | 20 days | 33 days | 54 days |
| 2025 | 44 | 36 days | 45 days | 70 days |
| 2026* | 29 | 49 days | 55 days | 83 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in North Center: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in North Center has 252 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 46 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City | 20 days | 54 days | 126 |
| North Center | 20 days | 46 days | 252 |
| North Lawndale | 20 days | 44 days | 75 |
| Portage Park | 20 days | 44 days | 265 |
| Washington Heights | 20 days | 74 days | 88 |
| Chatham | 20 days | 35 days | 132 |
| Hyde Park | 20 days | 49 days | 122 |
| Irving Park | 20 days | 44 days | 230 |
More Signs permits in North Center comparisons
The Signs permits in North Center cohort contains 252 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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