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

For 2,387 issued permits in South Lawndale, the median processing time was 2 days; 75% were issued within 21 days.

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

Records checked2,3872021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For South Lawndale permit processing times, 2,387 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 21 days and 90% within 95 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within21 days75% of records
Long-wait edge95 days90% of records
Evidence2,387issued permits

The median was 3 days faster than the previous 12 months.

South Lawndale permit processing times: wait distribution

For South Lawndale permit processing times, 2,387 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
42.3%
1–7 days
21.1%
8–30 days
15.2%
31–90 days
10.8%
91+ days
10.7%

Change over time

South Lawndale permit processing times: annual permit timing

South Lawndale permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,387 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214980 days7 days67 days
20224680 days6 days51 days
20234130 days15 days121 days
202436110 days46 days145 days
20253729 days34 days97 days
2026*2757 days39 days99 days

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

Context

South Lawndale permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

South Lawndale permit processing times has 2,387 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 21 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Avondale2 days21 days2,361
Bridgeport2 days24 days1,920
Brighton Park2 days19 days1,507
Englewood2 days24 days2,131
Lake View2 days23 days6,844
Logan Square2 days29 days5,067
Loop2 days15 days15,467
Lower West Side2 days31 days2,358

More South Lawndale permit processing times comparisons

The South Lawndale permit processing times cohort contains 2,387 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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