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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in Ohare

The typical signs permit issued in Ohare took 10 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 19 days.

Records checked1112021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait10 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within19 days75% of records
Long-wait edge32 days90% of records
Evidence111issued permits

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

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
4.5%
1–7 days
34.2%
8–30 days
50.5%
31–90 days
8.1%
91+ days
2.7%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211212 days14 days17 days
2022381.5 days5.8 days7 days
20232312 days14 days15 days
20242719 days23 days36 days

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

Context

Signs timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Garfield Ridge10 days21 days242
Ohare10 days19 days111
Dunning10 days36 days72
Beverly11 days27 days72
Mckinley Park9 days22 days124
Norwood Park9 days26 days134
Douglas8.5 days24 days48
Archer Heights13 days28 days115