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

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

Records checked1,0632021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Uptown, 1,063 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 10 days and 90% within 25 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

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.

Express Permit Program permits in Uptown: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Uptown, 1,063 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

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

Express Permit Program permits in Uptown: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Uptown has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,063 issued records in the annual table.

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 permits in Uptown: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in Uptown has 1,063 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 10 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More Express Permit Program permits in Uptown comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Uptown cohort contains 1,063 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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