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

For 2,225 issued permits in Woodlawn, the median processing time was 3 days; 75% were issued within 27 days.

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

Records checked2,2252021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Woodlawn permit processing times, 2,225 issued permit records show a median processing time of 3 days; 75% were issued within 27 days and 90% within 96 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait3 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within27 days75% of records
Long-wait edge96 days90% of records
Evidence2,225issued permits

The median was 1 day faster than the previous 12 months.

Woodlawn permit processing times: wait distribution

For Woodlawn permit processing times, 2,225 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
39.8%
1–7 days
21.3%
8–30 days
15.8%
31–90 days
12.5%
91+ days
10.7%

Change over time

Woodlawn permit processing times: annual permit timing

Woodlawn permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,225 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214810 days9 days78 days
20224290 days6 days76 days
20233721 day32 days137 days
20243768.5 days39 days100 days
20253389 days46 days95 days
2026*2297 days40 days98 days

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

Context

Woodlawn permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Woodlawn permit processing times has 2,225 issued records, a 3 days median, and a 27 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
East Garfield Park3 days28 days1,600
Grand Boulevard3 days34 days1,871
Lincoln Park3 days28 days6,764
North Park3 days18 days1,222
Uptown3 days21 days2,727
Woodlawn3 days27 days2,225
Douglas2.5 days21 days992
Avondale2 days21 days2,361

More Woodlawn permit processing times comparisons

The Woodlawn permit processing times cohort contains 2,225 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 2 daysRenovation & Alteration 34 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysNew Construction 37 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysSigns 28 daysReinstated Permit 0 days