Chicago, IL
The city has published this business under 2 spellings (CHICAGO PERMIT SERVICES LTD.; CHICAGO PERMIT SERVICES), counted here as one.
Permits issued between 2018-04-04 and 2026-08-07.
Days from application to issue, by permit type, with the city's own median for the same type beside it. This measures the permit office as much as the contractor.
| Permit type | Permits | Median days | Chicago median | Slowest 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERMIT - SIGNS | 3 | 154 | 22 | 154 |
| PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION | 49 | 59 | 10 | 285 |
| PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Value | permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| General/Building | 66 | 50.0% |
| Electrical | 32 | 24.2% |
| Plumbing | 31 | 23.5% |
| Other | 3 | 2.3% |
| Value | permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 78 | 59.1% |
| Alteration | 49 | 37.1% |
| New | 5 | 3.8% |
| Value | permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| COMPLETE | 31 | 23.5% |
| EXPIRED | 13 | 9.8% |
| ACTIVE | 5 | 3.8% |
| SUSPENDED | 3 | 2.3% |
| PHASED PERMITTING | 1 | 0.8% |
| REVOKED | 1 | 0.8% |
1–24 of 120 addresses. Most recently permitted first.
Every permit above is published by the City of Chicago in its open-data portal. 555,290 permits — every permit Chicago, Austin and Seattle issued in the last ten years. The full load is in progress, so this is how far it has got.
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