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

ZIP boundary report

Permit processing times in ZIP 60654

Across 3,185 issued permits assigned to ZIP 60654, the median processing time was 4 days.

Records checked3,1852021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait4 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within27 days75% of records
Long-wait edge79 days90% of records
Evidence3,185issued 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
36.1%
1–7 days
21.9%
8–30 days
19.4%
31–90 days
14.0%
91+ days
8.6%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20215341 day17 days83 days
20225960 days16 days73 days
20235481.5 days29 days94 days
202459311 days35 days96 days
20255535 days21 days55 days
2026*3617 days28 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
606074 days28 days4,911
606104 days25 days3,503
606114 days15 days7,470
606224 days31 days4,440
606534 days29 days2,085
606544 days27 days3,185
606013 days15 days3,363
606043 days17 days1,054

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