Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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West Englewood permit processing times

For 2,378 issued permits in West Englewood, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 14 days.

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

Records checked2,3782021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For West Englewood permit processing times, 2,378 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 14 days and 90% within 84 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within14 days75% of records
Long-wait edge84 days90% of records
Evidence2,378issued permits

The median was 3 days slower than the previous 12 months.

West Englewood permit processing times: wait distribution

For West Englewood permit processing times, 2,378 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
49.1%
1–7 days
18.6%
8–30 days
13.0%
31–90 days
10.3%
91+ days
9.0%

Change over time

West Englewood permit processing times: annual permit timing

West Englewood permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,378 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214820 days6 days67 days
20224330 days3 days60 days
20234050 days4 days48 days
20243694 days26 days83 days
20254065.5 days25 days98 days
2026*2839 days52 days119 days

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

Context

West Englewood permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

West Englewood permit processing times has 2,378 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 14 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

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

More West Englewood permit processing times comparisons

The West Englewood permit processing times cohort contains 2,378 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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