Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Permit processing times in ZIP 60631

Across 2,923 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60631, the median processing time was 0 days.

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

Records checked2,9232021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60631, 2,923 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 14 days and 90% within 63 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within14 days75% of records
Long-wait edge63 days90% of records
Evidence2,923issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Permit processing times in ZIP 60631: wait distribution

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60631, 2,923 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
52.8%
1–7 days
16.1%
8–30 days
13.2%
31–90 days
10.9%
91+ days
6.9%

Change over time

Permit processing times in ZIP 60631: annual permit timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60631 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,923 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215800 days11 days43 days
20226160 days10 days71 days
20235600 days15 days96 days
20244413 days28 days52 days
20254511 day12 days65 days
2026*2751 day24 days62 days

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

Context

Permit processing times in ZIP 60631: ZIP codes with similar overall timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60631 has 2,923 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 14 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
606290 days11 days4,601
606310 days14 days2,923
606330 days4 days950
606340 days10 days3,384
606460 days13 days1,764
606560 days8 days1,055
606660 days4 days397
606021 day10 days1,991

More Permit processing times in ZIP 60631 comparisons

The Permit processing times in ZIP 60631 cohort contains 2,923 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 27 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysSigns 11 daysNew Construction 38 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 days