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Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn

The typical express permit program permit issued in Woodlawn took 2 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 9 days.

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

Records checked9202021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn, 920 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 9 days and 90% within 28 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit

Usually within9 days75% of records

Long-wait edge28 days90% of records

Evidence920issued permits

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

Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn: wait distribution

For Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn, 920 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day

39.5%

1–7 days

31.8%

8–30 days

20.1%

31–90 days

6.6%

91+ days

2.0%

Change over time

Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn: annual permit timing

Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 920 issued records in the annual table.

Issue year	Records	Median	75th percentile	90th percentile
2021	153	0 days	1 day	15 days
2022	105	0 days	0 days	6 days
2023	127	1 day	17 days	62 days
2024	212	4 days	13 days	30 days
2025	194	5 days	14 days	28 days
2026*	129	2 days	8 days	22 days

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

Context

Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn: Express Permit Program timing in comparable community areas

Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn has 920 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 9 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

Report	Median	75% within	Records
Bridgeport	2 days	8.2 days	692
East Garfield Park	2 days	8 days	616
Grand Boulevard	2 days	9 days	676
Loop	2 days	15 days	9,444
Montclare	2 days	10 days	294
North Lawndale	2 days	8 days	1,020
Uptown	2 days	10 days	1,063
West Town	2 days	12 days	2,616

More Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn comparisons

The Express Permit Program permits in Woodlawn cohort contains 920 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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