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

ZIP code × permit type

Signs permits in ZIP 60616

The median signs permit wait in ZIP 60616 was 29 days, based on 205 issued records.

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

Records checked2052021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in ZIP 60616, 205 issued permit records show a median processing time of 29 days; 75% were issued within 74 days and 90% within 130 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait29 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within74 days75% of records
Long-wait edge130 days90% of records
Evidence205issued permits

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

Signs permits in ZIP 60616: wait distribution

For Signs permits in ZIP 60616, 205 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
1.0%
1–7 days
20.0%
8–30 days
29.8%
31–90 days
27.8%
91+ days
21.5%

Change over time

Signs permits in ZIP 60616: annual permit timing

Signs permits in ZIP 60616 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 205 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214312 days120 days182 days
20223121 days81 days224 days
20234221 days89 days117 days
20242853 days64 days112 days
20253826 days45 days82 days
2026*2331 days36 days53 days

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

Context

Signs permits in ZIP 60616: Signs timing in comparable ZIP codes

Signs permits in ZIP 60616 has 205 issued records, a 29 days median, and a 74 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
ZIP 6061629 days74 days205
ZIP 6062229 days84 days331
ZIP 6065729 days64 days559
ZIP 6061130 days63 days572
ZIP 6062930 days81 days209
ZIP 6063728 days63 days94
ZIP 6064928 days69 days40
ZIP 6061527 days89 days131