Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

ZIP code × permit type

Signs permits in ZIP 60659

The median signs permit wait in ZIP 60659 was 15 days, based on 221 issued records.

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

Records checked2212021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Signs permits in ZIP 60659, 221 issued permit records show a median processing time of 15 days; 75% were issued within 46 days and 90% within 87 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait15 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within46 days75% of records
Long-wait edge87 days90% of records
Evidence221issued permits

The median was 20 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Signs permits in ZIP 60659: wait distribution

For Signs permits in ZIP 60659, 221 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
0.9%
1–7 days
26.7%
8–30 days
40.3%
31–90 days
22.6%
91+ days
9.5%

Change over time

Signs permits in ZIP 60659: annual permit timing

Signs permits in ZIP 60659 has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 221 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021419 days15 days127 days
2022476 days16 days66 days
20234616 days46 days174 days
20243422 days28 days123 days
20253240 days62 days70 days
2026*2144 days69 days105 days

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

Context

Signs permits in ZIP 60659: Signs timing in comparable ZIP codes

Signs permits in ZIP 60659 has 221 issued records, a 15 days median, and a 46 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
ZIP 6064315 days40 days184
ZIP 6065915 days46 days221
ZIP 6063916 days49 days274
ZIP 6061214 days50 days238
ZIP 6062014 days37 days235
ZIP 6062116 days54 days82
ZIP 6062616 days52 days172
ZIP 6063016 days43 days217