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

Community area × permit type

Express Permit Program permits in Uptown

The typical express permit program permit issued in Uptown took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 10 days.

Records checked1,0632021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within10 days75% of records
Long-wait edge25 days90% of records
Evidence1,063issued permits

The median was unchanged from 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
37.0%
1–7 days
33.4%
8–30 days
22.7%
31–90 days
5.1%
91+ days
1.9%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211370 days4 days15 days
20221010 days3 days21 days
20231090 days9 days45 days
20242543 days11 days26 days
20252663 days12 days28 days
2026*1964 days11 days20 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
Bridgeport2 days8.2 days692
East Garfield Park2 days8 days616
Grand Boulevard2 days9 days676
Loop2 days15 days9,444
Montclare2 days10 days294
North Lawndale2 days8 days1,020
Uptown2 days10 days1,063
West Town2 days12 days2,616