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Signs permits in Uptown
The typical signs permit issued in Uptown took 29 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 64 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in Uptown, 212 issued permit records show a median processing time of 29 days; 75% were issued within 64 days and 90% within 133 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 14 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Signs permits in Uptown: wait distribution
For Signs permits in Uptown, 212 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in Uptown: annual permit timing
Signs permits in Uptown has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 212 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 70 days | 276 days | 559 days |
| 2022 | 25 | 10 days | 41 days | 74 days |
| 2023 | 56 | 9.5 days | 34 days | 66 days |
| 2024 | 51 | 22 days | 41 days | 155 days |
| 2025 | 34 | 49 days | 76 days | 135 days |
| 2026* | 27 | 30 days | 65 days | 111 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in Uptown: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in Uptown has 212 issued records, a 29 days median, and a 64 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermosa | 29 days | 57 days | 82 |
| Lake View | 29 days | 67 days | 728 |
| Near West Side | 29 days | 75 days | 1,183 |
| Uptown | 29 days | 64 days | 212 |
| Bridgeport | 28 days | 91 days | 97 |
| Woodlawn | 28 days | 74 days | 40 |
| Armour Square | 26 days | 47 days | 50 |
| Near North Side | 32 days | 69 days | 1,501 |
More Signs permits in Uptown comparisons
The Signs permits in Uptown cohort contains 212 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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