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

Official community area

Rogers Park permit processing times

For 1,909 issued permits in Rogers Park, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 15 days.

Records checked1,9092021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within15 days75% of records
Long-wait edge64 days90% of records
Evidence1,909issued permits

The median was 1 day faster than 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
42.5%
1–7 days
22.0%
8–30 days
18.2%
31–90 days
10.2%
91+ days
7.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213310 days7 days42 days
20223500 days6 days43 days
20233280 days13 days64 days
20243536 days29 days87 days
20253266 days21 days63 days
2026*2216 days25 days96 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
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