Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Permit processing times in ZIP 60608

Across 4,677 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60608, the median processing time was 2 days.

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

Records checked4,6772021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60608, 4,677 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 26 days and 90% within 110 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within26 days75% of records
Long-wait edge110 days90% of records
Evidence4,677issued permits

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

Permit processing times in ZIP 60608: wait distribution

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60608, 4,677 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
42.1%
1–7 days
19.5%
8–30 days
15.0%
31–90 days
11.4%
91+ days
12.0%

Change over time

Permit processing times in ZIP 60608: annual permit timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60608 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 4,677 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20218930 days9 days76 days
20229490 days10 days98 days
20237810 days13 days106 days
20248498 days40 days120 days
20257137 days42 days119 days
2026*49210 days45 days113 days

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

Context

Permit processing times in ZIP 60608: ZIP codes with similar overall timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60608 has 4,677 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 26 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
606062 days15 days6,775
606082 days26 days4,677
606132 days21 days2,994
606162 days25 days2,939
606182 days27 days6,576
606212 days23 days2,516
606232 days24 days4,182
606242 days21 days2,944

More Permit processing times in ZIP 60608 comparisons

The Permit processing times in ZIP 60608 cohort contains 4,677 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayRenovation & Alteration 42 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysSigns 22 daysNew Construction 56 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 daysReinstated Permit 0 days