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Signs permits in Portage Park
The typical signs permit issued in Portage Park took 20 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 44 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Portage Park, 265 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 44 days and 90% within 118 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Signs permits in Portage Park: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Portage Park, 265 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Portage Park: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Portage Park has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 265 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54 | 16 days | 42 days | 75 days |
| 2022 | 57 | 7 days | 70 days | 294 days |
| 2023 | 68 | 14 days | 22 days | 46 days |
| 2024 | 25 | 69 days | 164 days | 189 days |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 days | 60 days | 105 days |
| 2026* | 34 | 22 days | 28 days | 76 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in Portage Park: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Portage Park has 265 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 44 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City | 20 days | 54 days | 126 |
| North Center | 20 days | 46 days | 252 |
| North Lawndale | 20 days | 44 days | 75 |
| Portage Park | 20 days | 44 days | 265 |
| Washington Heights | 20 days | 74 days | 88 |
| Chatham | 20 days | 35 days | 132 |
| Hyde Park | 20 days | 49 days | 122 |
| Irving Park | 20 days | 44 days | 230 |
More Signs permits in Portage Park comparisons
The Signs permits in Portage Park cohort contains 265 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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