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

For 2,727 issued permits in Uptown, the median processing time was 3 days; 75% were issued within 21 days.

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

Records checked2,7272021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Uptown permit processing times, 2,727 issued permit records show a median processing time of 3 days; 75% were issued within 21 days and 90% within 79 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait3 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within21 days75% of records
Long-wait edge79 days90% of records
Evidence2,727issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Uptown permit processing times: wait distribution

For Uptown permit processing times, 2,727 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
38.3%
1–7 days
23.0%
8–30 days
18.6%
31–90 days
11.9%
91+ days
8.2%

Change over time

Uptown permit processing times: annual permit timing

Uptown permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,727 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215210 days11 days73 days
20225250 days7 days56 days
20234821 day20 days64 days
20244578 days27 days84 days
20254287 days30 days98 days
2026*3147 days32 days111 days

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

Context

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

Uptown permit processing times has 2,727 issued records, a 3 days median, and a 21 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
East Garfield Park3 days28 days1,600
Grand Boulevard3 days34 days1,871
Lincoln Park3 days28 days6,764
North Park3 days18 days1,222
Uptown3 days21 days2,727
Woodlawn3 days27 days2,225
Douglas2.5 days21 days992
Avondale2 days21 days2,361

More Uptown permit processing times comparisons

The Uptown permit processing times cohort contains 2,727 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 2 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 37 daysSigns 29 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysNew Construction 24 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysScaffolding 0 daysReinstated Permit 0 days