Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Portage Park permit processing times

For 3,475 issued permits in Portage Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days.

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

Records checked3,4752021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Portage Park permit processing times, 3,475 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 13 days and 90% within 58 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within13 days75% of records
Long-wait edge58 days90% of records
Evidence3,475issued permits

The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.

Portage Park permit processing times: wait distribution

For Portage Park permit processing times, 3,475 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
49.0%
1–7 days
20.2%
8–30 days
15.4%
31–90 days
8.5%
91+ days
6.9%

Change over time

Portage Park permit processing times: annual permit timing

Portage Park permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 3,475 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20216960 days6.2 days33 days
20226650 days7 days70 days
20236170 days13 days55 days
20245813 days15 days60 days
20255044 days19 days75 days
2026*4124 days20 days57 days

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

Context

Portage Park permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Portage Park permit processing times has 3,475 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 13 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Portage Park permit processing times comparisons

The Portage Park permit processing times cohort contains 3,475 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 42 daysSigns 20 daysNew Construction 82 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 days