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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Roseland

The typical express permit program permit issued in Roseland took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 6 days.

Records checked1,4682021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within6 days75% of records
Long-wait edge16 days90% of records
Evidence1,468issued permits

The median was 2 days slower 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
50.3%
1–7 days
28.6%
8–30 days
16.7%
31–90 days
3.4%
91+ days
1.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211650 days1 day9.6 days
20221680 days0 days5 days
20231780 days1 day10 days
20243771 day7 days14 days
20253182 days9.8 days21 days
2026*2624 days9 days21 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Archer Heights0 days5 days424
Armour Square0 days3 days275
Ashburn0 days5 days1,434
Avalon Park0 days5 days586
Belmont Cragin0 days6 days1,245
Calumet Heights0 days5 days647
Chicago Lawn0 days6 days1,219
Dunning0 days4 days978