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

The typical express permit program permit issued in West Town took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 12 days.

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

Records checked2,6162021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in West Town, 2,616 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 12 days and 90% within 29 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within12 days75% of records
Long-wait edge29 days90% of records
Evidence2,616issued permits

The median was 0.5 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Express Permit Program permits in West Town: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in West Town, 2,616 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
34.3%
1–7 days
33.2%
8–30 days
23.1%
31–90 days
7.3%
91+ days
2.2%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in West Town: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in West Town has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,616 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20213450 days14 days34 days
20223260 days10 days36 days
20233082 days11 days32 days
20245903 days13 days32 days
20256184 days13 days28 days
2026*4293 days10 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 Town: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in West Town has 2,616 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 12 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Bridgeport2 days8.2 days692
East Garfield Park2 days8 days616
Grand Boulevard2 days9 days676
Loop2 days15 days9,444
Montclare2 days10 days294
North Lawndale2 days8 days1,020
Uptown2 days10 days1,063
West Town2 days12 days2,616

More Express Permit Program permits in West Town comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in West Town cohort contains 2,616 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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