A 'Permit Exbititor' is a guy who walks the paperwork through the process and stands at each guy's desk staring at him to make sure that he doesn't set it on his 'to-do- pile to get coffee or go to the bathroom. They were all the rage in Chicago a few years ago, but they were so creepy and annoying that I heard that every one of them had been escorted out of the building by the police at one time or another. They still exist here, but they're pretty useless. If there is a question on the forms they will call you and tell you what needs fixing (the same as the City will) and are no help whatsoever in getting anything resolved. The truth around here was that your Permit would ordinarily take 2 months to get through channels; but if you hired one of these guys it only took 8 weeks.
