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

For 2,893 issued permits in Roseland, the median processing time was 0 days; 75% were issued within 10 days.

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

Records checked2,8932021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Roseland permit processing times, 2,893 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 10 days and 90% within 49 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within10 days75% of records
Long-wait edge49 days90% of records
Evidence2,893issued permits

The median was 3.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Roseland permit processing times: wait distribution

For Roseland permit processing times, 2,893 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
52.6%
1–7 days
18.4%
8–30 days
15.9%
31–90 days
7.1%
91+ days
6.0%

Change over time

Roseland permit processing times: annual permit timing

Roseland permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,893 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215240 days6 days55 days
20225400 days5 days34 days
20234840 days7 days29 days
20245181.5 days11 days39 days
20254702 days14 days59 days
2026*3576 days21 days66 days

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

Context

Roseland permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Roseland permit processing times has 2,893 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 10 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days17 days755
Avalon Park0 days11 days1,045
Calumet Heights0 days9 days1,129
Chicago Lawn0 days12 days2,383
Dunning0 days9 days1,934
East Side0 days8 days823
Edison Park0 days18 days735
Forest Glen0 days17 days1,297

More Roseland permit processing times comparisons

The Roseland permit processing times cohort contains 2,893 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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