City In Review: Chicago

Albany Park · Then vs Now

Albany Park: 2025-11 vs 2026-11

A side-by-side look at how Albany Park shifted between two periods.

2025-11 2026-11 Change
Building permits 21 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $352,353 $0 -100%
New business licenses 26 0 -100%
Business closings (proxy) 0 1 +1
311 service requests 883 0 -100%
Reported crimes 187 0 -100%
Violent crimes 67 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 4 0 -100%

2025-11

Albany Park permit value drops 51% to $352k

Albany Park issued 21 permits in November, down from 30 the prior month, with total value falling to $352k from $722k. Seventeen permits came through the express program, which handles smaller jobs. Two renovation permits, one demo, and one sign permit rounded out the month. No new business licenses appeared in the city's data.

2026-11

One business closes in otherwise quiet Albany Park

Albany Park logged one business closure in November and nothing else. No permits, no new businesses, no service requests, no reported crimes, no food inspection failures. A quiet month.

New businesses — 2025-11

  • BARBAS VP (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TOTAL BY VERIZON RETAILER (Limited Business License)
  • AL-HAMD SWEET INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR STORE # 6918 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ROSITA'S TACOS & COCINA INC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Foremost Liquors (Tobacco)
  • Total Wireless (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR a#32239 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • GALAPAGOS CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • REMESAS HISPANO AMERICANS INC (Limited Business License)