ZIP boundary report
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609
Across 3,840 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60609, the median processing time was 1 day.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60609, 3,840 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 21 days and 90% within 106 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
The median was 5 days faster than the previous 12 months.
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609: wait distribution
For Permit processing times in ZIP 60609, 3,840 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609: annual permit timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 3,840 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 755 | 0 days | 8 days | 58 days |
| 2022 | 766 | 0 days | 5 days | 72 days |
| 2023 | 669 | 0 days | 11 days | 81 days |
| 2024 | 558 | 7 days | 36 days | 152 days |
| 2025 | 651 | 9 days | 41 days | 141 days |
| 2026* | 441 | 6 days | 39 days | 136 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609: ZIP codes with similar overall timing
Permit processing times in ZIP 60609 has 3,840 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 21 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
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