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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in North Lawndale

The typical signs permit issued in North Lawndale took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 44 days.

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

Records checked752021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in North Lawndale, 75 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 44 days and 90% within 133 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait20 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within44 days75% of records
Long-wait edge133 days90% of records
Evidence75issued permits

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

Signs permits in North Lawndale: wait distribution

For Signs permits in North Lawndale, 75 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
0.0%
1–7 days
18.7%
8–30 days
40.0%
31–90 days
26.7%
91+ days
14.7%

Change over time

Signs permits in North Lawndale: annual permit timing

Signs permits in North Lawndale has 3 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2024, representing 55 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021219 days9 days142 days
2023173 days36 days36 days
20241742 days66 days84 days

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

Context

Signs permits in North Lawndale: Signs timing in comparable community areas

Signs permits in North Lawndale has 75 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 44 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