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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in South Deering

The typical express permit program permit issued in South Deering took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 4 days.

Records checked7852021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within4 days75% of records
Long-wait edge16 days90% of records
Evidence785issued 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
60.1%
1–7 days
22.5%
8–30 days
12.1%
31–90 days
4.2%
91+ days
1.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211590 days0 days27 days
20221290 days0 days5 days
20231240 days6 days20 days
20241700 days3 days10 days
20251172 days8 days15 days
2026*863 days7 days16 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