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

ZIP boundary report

Permit processing times in ZIP 60601

Across 3,363 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60601, the median processing time was 3 days.

Records checked3,3632021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait3 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within15 days75% of records
Long-wait edge48 days90% of records
Evidence3,363issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
37.5%
1–7 days
27.9%
8–30 days
19.1%
31–90 days
11.1%
91+ days
4.4%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20216140 days14 days46 days
20226110 days12 days42 days
20235302 days22 days70 days
20246646 days20 days49 days
20255705 days14 days38 days
2026*3744 days13 days49 days

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

Context

ZIP codes with similar overall timing

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
606013 days15 days3,363
606043 days17 days1,054
606143 days28 days6,952
606153 days22 days2,792
606062 days15 days6,775
606082 days26 days4,677
606132 days21 days2,994
606162 days25 days2,939

Keep comparing

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