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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Ohare

The typical express permit program permit issued in Ohare took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 1 day.

Records checked2,3322021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within1 day75% of records
Long-wait edge25 days90% of records
Evidence2,332issued 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
72.9%
1–7 days
10.8%
8–30 days
7.5%
31–90 days
6.0%
91+ days
2.8%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214760 days0 days25 days
20224350 days0 days40 days
20234380 days0 days46 days
20244180 days2 days28 days
20253560 days2 days7.5 days
2026*2090 days1 day6.2 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights0 days5 days424
Armour Square0 days3 days275
Ashburn0 days5 days1,434
Avalon Park0 days5 days586
Belmont Cragin0 days6 days1,245
Calumet Heights0 days5 days647
Chicago Lawn0 days6 days1,219
Dunning0 days4 days978