Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
PermitWaitChicago permit timing desk

Citywide permit type

Elevator Equipment processing times

Across Chicago, 6,546 issued elevator equipment permits had a median processing time of 0 days.

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

Records checked6,5462021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Elevator Equipment processing times, 6,546 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 0 days and 90% within 6 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within0 days75% of records
Long-wait edge6 days90% of records
Evidence6,546issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Elevator Equipment processing times: wait distribution

For Elevator Equipment processing times, 6,546 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
79.3%
1–7 days
16.7%
8–30 days
3.7%
31–90 days
0.3%
91+ days
0.1%

Change over time

Elevator Equipment processing times: annual permit timing

Elevator Equipment processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 6,546 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20211,1790 days0 days7 days
20221,2020 days0 days5 days
20231,1460 days0 days5 days
20241,1710 days0 days5 days
20251,0940 days2 days7 days
2026*7540 days1 day7 days

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

Context

Elevator Equipment processing times: All permit types, from shortest to longest median

Elevator Equipment processing times has 6,546 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 0 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Easy Permit Process0 days1 day33,486
Elevator Equipment0 days0 days6,546
Reinstated Permit0 days0 days1,775
Scaffolding0 days0 days1,019
Wrecking & Demolition0 days55 days4,023
Express Permit Program1 day8 days91,329
Signs23 days61 days13,362
New Construction27 days92 days8,073
Renovation & Alteration28 days85 days36,906

More Elevator Equipment processing times comparisons

The Elevator Equipment processing times cohort contains 6,546 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

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