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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.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For West Elsdon permit processing times, 711 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 12 days and 90% within 50 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.
West Elsdon permit processing times: wait distribution
For West Elsdon permit processing times, 711 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
West Elsdon permit processing times: annual permit timing
West Elsdon permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 711 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 129 | 0 days | 7 days | 12 days |
| 2022 | 125 | 0 days | 12 days | 33 days |
| 2023 | 121 | 0 days | 9 days | 71 days |
| 2024 | 163 | 4 days | 16 days | 48 days |
| 2025 | 114 | 5 days | 23 days | 66 days |
| 2026* | 59 | 3 days | 32 days | 70 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
West Elsdon permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution
West Elsdon permit processing times has 711 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 12 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Park | 1 day | 14 days | 2,213 |
| Archer Heights | 1 day | 14 days | 812 |
| Ashburn | 1 day | 10 days | 2,411 |
| Auburn Gresham | 1 day | 11 days | 3,290 |
| Austin | 1 day | 14 days | 5,647 |
| Belmont Cragin | 1 day | 13 days | 2,724 |
| Beverly | 1 day | 13 days | 1,644 |
| Burnside | 1 day | 9.5 days | 227 |
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