Official community area

Washington Park permit processing times

For 801 issued permits in Washington Park, the median processing time was 2 days; 75% were issued within 29 days.

Records checked8012021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within29 days75% of records

Long-wait edge118 days90% of records

Evidence801issued permits

The median was 6 days slower than 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

40.6%

1–7 days

21.2%

8–30 days

13.6%

31–90 days

11.7%

91+ days

12.9%

Change over time

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	172	0 days	4 days	44 days
2022	146	0 days	6 days	72 days
2023	112	0 days	34 days	113 days
2024	134	4 days	34 days	91 days
2025	148	11 days	54 days	134 days
2026*	89	17 days	89 days	155 days

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

Context

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Avondale	2 days	21 days	2,361
Bridgeport	2 days	24 days	1,920
Brighton Park	2 days	19 days	1,507
Englewood	2 days	24 days	2,131
Lake View	2 days	23 days	6,844
Logan Square	2 days	29 days	5,067
Loop	2 days	15 days	15,467
Lower West Side	2 days	31 days	2,358