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

Official community area

Ohare permit processing times

For 2,983 issued permits in Ohare, the median processing time was 0 days; 75% were issued within 4 days.

Records checked2,9832021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within4 days75% of records
Long-wait edge34 days90% of records
Evidence2,983issued permits

The median was unchanged from 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
67.1%
1–7 days
12.1%
8–30 days
10.0%
31–90 days
7.0%
91+ days
3.8%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20216210 days0 days25 days
20225840 days1 day38 days
20235800 days5.2 days45 days
20244940 days10 days37 days
20254300 days4 days15 days
2026*2740 days4 days27 days

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

Context

Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days17 days755
Avalon Park0 days11 days1,045
Calumet Heights0 days9 days1,129
Chicago Lawn0 days12 days2,383
Dunning0 days9 days1,934
East Side0 days8 days823
Edison Park0 days18 days735
Forest Glen0 days17 days1,297