Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
PermitWaitChicago permit timing desk

ZIP boundary report

Permit processing times in ZIP 60649

Across 2,475 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60649, the median processing time was 2 days.

Records checked2,4752021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait2 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within15 days75% of records
Long-wait edge74 days90% of records
Evidence2,475issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
41.5%
1–7 days
23.9%
8–30 days
16.9%
31–90 days
9.5%
91+ days
8.2%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214390 days7 days61 days
20224590 days9.5 days49 days
20234371 day15 days121 days
20244626 days20 days78 days
20254085.5 days18 days68 days
2026*2706 days26 days84 days

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

Context

ZIP codes with similar overall timing

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

Keep comparing

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