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

ZIP boundary report

Permit processing times in ZIP 60652

Across 2,410 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60652, the median processing time was 1 day.

Records checked2,4102021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within10 days75% of records
Long-wait edge32 days90% of records
Evidence2,410issued 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
47.3%
1–7 days
22.4%
8–30 days
20.1%
31–90 days
6.6%
91+ days
3.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214160 days8 days18 days
20223890 days8 days14 days
20233311 day13 days62 days
20244971 day7 days25 days
20254522 days10 days71 days
2026*3254 days14 days24 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
606021 day10 days1,991
606031 day13 days1,858
606051 day16 days2,380
606091 day21 days3,840
606121 day25 days3,771
606171 day11 days4,812
606191 day12 days5,016
606201 day11 days5,084

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