How long does an EV charger permit take in Chicago?
In Chicago, the typical EV charger permit took 2 days from application to issue, across 857 permits issued from September 2024 to September 2026.
The two steps
The numbers behind the chart
| Step | Median | Middle half | Permits | Permits issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application to permit issued | 2 days | same day to 14 days | 857 | September 2024 to September 2026 |
EV charger installers with the most jobs in Chicago
| Rank | Contractor | Jobs | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapital Electric Company | Get a quote | |
| 2 | Angel S. Guillen | Get a quote | |
| 3 | Nicholas Zahorodnyj | Get a quote |
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Permit wait by year issued
| Year issued | Jobs | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 | 1 day | same day to 5 days |
| 2025 | 514 | 2 days | same day to 14 days |
| 2026 | 289 | 4 days | same day to 19 days |
Why it takes this long
- 39% of permits were issued the day they were applied for, and 89% within 30 days (857 permits).
- The time to final inspection is not shown: the city's permit data has no final inspection date.
Days are counted between the dates on each city permit: application_start_date, issue_date. Median and middle half: half of the jobs took longer than the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. A figure is shown only when it rests on 30 or more permits. Kinds of work are sorted by the same rules as our contractor lists. Source: Chicago Building Permits (data.cityofchicago.org ydr8-5enu), read 2026-09-24. The same figures as data: ev-charger.json.