Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge

The typical express permit program permit issued in West Ridge took 1 day. The 75th-percentile wait was 7 days.

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

Records checked1,1542021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge, 1,154 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 7 days and 90% within 21 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within7 days75% of records
Long-wait edge21 days90% of records
Evidence1,154issued permits

The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge, 1,154 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
42.1%
1–7 days
32.9%
8–30 days
18.3%
31–90 days
4.9%
91+ days
1.7%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,154 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211560 days2.2 days19 days
20221090 days5 days22 days
20231290 days8 days28 days
20242822 days8 days23 days
20252572 days8 days18 days
2026*2213 days8 days17 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge has 1,154 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 7 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day6 days997
Auburn Gresham1 day7 days1,679
Austin1 day7 days2,565
Avondale1 day6 days866
Beverly1 day7 days843
Brighton Park1 day9 days684
Burnside1 day5 days127
Chatham1 day7 days1,207

More Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in West Ridge cohort contains 1,154 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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