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

Community area × permit type

Signs permits in West Ridge

The typical signs permit issued in West Ridge took 14 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 36 days.

Records checked2872021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait14 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within36 days75% of records
Long-wait edge88 days90% of records
Evidence287issued permits

The median was 26 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
1.4%
1–7 days
30.0%
8–30 days
39.7%
31–90 days
19.5%
91+ days
9.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021697 days15 days88 days
2022618 days17 days134 days
20234022 days75 days174 days
20245714 days26 days44 days
20254128 days42 days62 days
2026*1944 days48 days112 days

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

Context

Signs timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Belmont Cragin14 days33 days292
Gage Park14 days53 days115
Humboldt Park14 days32 days162
Morgan Park14 days28 days83
West Ridge14 days36 days287
Clearing14 days19 days46
Archer Heights13 days28 days115
Englewood13 days36 days77