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Signs permits in West Town
The typical signs permit issued in West Town took 19 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 57 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Signs permits in West Town, 889 issued permit records show a median processing time of 19 days; 75% were issued within 57 days and 90% within 169 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 13 days slower than the previous 12 months.
Signs permits in West Town: wait distribution
For Signs permits in West Town, 889 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Signs permits in West Town: annual permit timing
Signs permits in West Town has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 889 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 103 | 37 days | 94 days | 182 days |
| 2022 | 212 | 6 days | 48 days | 185 days |
| 2023 | 153 | 3 days | 23 days | 271 days |
| 2024 | 141 | 34 days | 66 days | 147 days |
| 2025 | 164 | 23 days | 72 days | 142 days |
| 2026* | 116 | 30 days | 50 days | 93 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Signs permits in West Town: Signs timing in comparable community areas
Signs permits in West Town has 889 issued records, a 19 days median, and a 57 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 19 days | 65 days | 293 |
| West Town | 19 days | 57 days | 889 |
| Irving Park | 20 days | 44 days | 230 |
| South Chicago | 18 days | 120 days | 42 |
| New City | 20 days | 54 days | 126 |
| North Center | 20 days | 46 days | 252 |
| North Lawndale | 20 days | 44 days | 75 |
| Portage Park | 20 days | 44 days | 265 |
More Signs permits in West Town comparisons
The Signs permits in West Town cohort contains 889 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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