Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

ZIP code × permit type

Signs permits in ZIP 60609

The median signs permit wait in ZIP 60609 was 20 days, based on 217 issued records.

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

Records checked2172021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in ZIP 60609, 217 issued permit records show a median processing time of 20 days; 75% were issued within 79 days and 90% within 151 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait20 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within79 days75% of records
Long-wait edge151 days90% of records
Evidence217issued permits

The median was 96 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Signs permits in ZIP 60609: wait distribution

For Signs permits in ZIP 60609, 217 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
0.9%
1–7 days
28.6%
8–30 days
30.4%
31–90 days
17.5%
91+ days
22.6%

Change over time

Signs permits in ZIP 60609: annual permit timing

Signs permits in ZIP 60609 has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 211 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021658 days53 days119 days
2022346.5 days53 days129 days
20233415 days97 days112 days
20255235 days78 days148 days
2026*2617 days200 days313 days

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

Context

Signs permits in ZIP 60609: Signs timing in comparable ZIP codes

Signs permits in ZIP 60609 has 217 issued records, a 20 days median, and a 79 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
ZIP 6060920 days79 days217
ZIP 6061820 days51 days601
ZIP 6064120 days44 days384
ZIP 6065220 days71 days177
ZIP 6066020 days56 days102
ZIP 6062821 days71 days115
ZIP 6063421 days38 days131
ZIP 6065521 days42 days83