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Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale

The typical express permit program permit issued in North Lawndale took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 8 days.

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

Records checked1,0202021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale, 1,020 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 8 days and 90% within 28 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within8 days75% of records

Long-wait edge28 days90% of records

Evidence1,020issued permits

The median was 1 day slower than the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale, 1,020 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

40.4%

1–7 days

32.4%

8–30 days

18.5%

31–90 days

6.4%

91+ days

2.4%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,020 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	110	0 days	0 days	9.3 days
2022	125	0 days	0 days	21 days
2023	125	0 days	5 days	54 days
2024	237	3 days	8 days	17 days
2025	248	4 days	11 days	31 days
2026*	175	5 days	13 days	30 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale has 1,020 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 8 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Bridgeport	2 days	8.2 days	692
East Garfield Park	2 days	8 days	616
Grand Boulevard	2 days	9 days	676
Loop	2 days	15 days	9,444
Montclare	2 days	10 days	294
North Lawndale	2 days	8 days	1,020
Uptown	2 days	10 days	1,063
West Town	2 days	12 days	2,616

More Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in North Lawndale cohort contains 1,020 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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