Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Permit processing times in ZIP 60637

Across 4,374 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60637, the median processing time was 2 days.

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

Records checked4,3742021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60637, 4,374 issued permit records show a median processing time of 2 days; 75% were issued within 19 days and 90% within 76 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within19 days75% of records
Long-wait edge76 days90% of records
Evidence4,374issued permits

The median was 0.5 days faster than the previous 12 months.

Permit processing times in ZIP 60637: wait distribution

For Permit processing times in ZIP 60637, 4,374 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
42.5%
1–7 days
22.7%
8–30 days
14.8%
31–90 days
11.9%
91+ days
8.1%

Change over time

Permit processing times in ZIP 60637: annual permit timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60637 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 4,374 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20219930 days5 days40 days
20228370 days5 days54 days
20237331 day21 days79 days
20247357 days34 days84 days
20256238 days36 days90 days
2026*4538 days36 days104 days

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

Context

Permit processing times in ZIP 60637: ZIP codes with similar overall timing

Permit processing times in ZIP 60637 has 4,374 issued records, a 2 days median, and a 19 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 60637 comparisons

The Permit processing times in ZIP 60637 cohort contains 4,374 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 1 dayRenovation & Alteration 22 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysNew Construction 19 daysElevator Equipment 0 daysSigns 28 daysReinstated Permit 0 daysWrecking & Demolition 0 days