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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in North Park

The typical signs permit issued in North Park took 16 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 47 days.

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

Records checked1202021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in North Park, 120 issued permit records show a median processing time of 16 days; 75% were issued within 47 days and 90% within 78 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait16 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within47 days75% of records
Long-wait edge78 days90% of records
Evidence120issued permits

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

Signs permits in North Park: wait distribution

For Signs permits in North Park, 120 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
30.8%
8–30 days
31.7%
31–90 days
26.7%
91+ days
10.0%

Change over time

Signs permits in North Park: annual permit timing

Signs permits in North Park has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2025, representing 114 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021338 days13 days57 days
2022205.5 days65 days66 days
20232820 days46 days46 days
20242033 days104 days148 days
20251323 days70 days70 days

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

Context

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

Signs permits in North Park has 120 issued records, a 16 days median, and a 47 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
North Park16 days47 days120
Avondale16 days81 days276
Brighton Park16 days39 days144
Pullman15 days110 days63
Rogers Park16 days52 days173
South Deering15 days38 days83
Clearing14 days19 days46
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292