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

Official community area

West Elsdon permit processing times

For 711 issued permits in West Elsdon, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 12 days.

Records checked7112021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within12 days75% of records
Long-wait edge50 days90% of records
Evidence711issued 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
47.5%
1–7 days
20.5%
8–30 days
18.3%
31–90 days
7.3%
91+ days
6.3%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211290 days7 days12 days
20221250 days12 days33 days
20231210 days9 days71 days
20241634 days16 days48 days
20251145 days23 days66 days
2026*593 days32 days70 days

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

Context

Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227