City In Review: Chicago

Archer Heights · Then vs Now

Archer Heights: 2024-04 vs 2025-04

A side-by-side look at how Archer Heights shifted between two periods.

2024-04 2025-04 Change
Building permits 1 21 +2000%
Construction value ($) $24,075 $521,685 +2067%
New business licenses 9 7 -22%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 642 572 -11%
Reported crimes 61 76 +25%
Violent crimes 17 19 +12%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2024-04

Archer Heights logs one $24k permit in April

Archer Heights recorded a single permit in April—a $24,075 express permit—while no new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 642 service requests, led by 294 graffiti removal calls. Crime tallied 61 incidents, 17 of them violent. One food establishment failed inspection.

2025-04

Archer Heights pulls 21 permits, 14 for signs

Archer Heights pulled 21 permits in April, nearly double March's 11. Sign permits accounted for 14 of those—a clear majority. Total construction value came to $522k, up 7% from the prior month. Five permits went through the express program. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests sat at zero.

New businesses — 2024-04

  • CARNICERIA LA HACIENDA #5 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MATILDA TOSTADAS (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • CARNICERIA LA HACIENDA #5 (Package Goods)
  • DELICIAS VIN# HUZA5FFC0WC912298 PLATE # 208822H (Special Event Food)
  • PRESIDENTIAL CUTS (Limited Business License)
  • LAS TOXICAS # 2 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CONNIES CLEANING SERVICES LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • LUX SHADE INSTALLS (Regulated Business License)
  • U.S. TRAILER PARTS & SUPPLY (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-04

  • TAQUERIA LOS COMALES #17, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • STARBUCKS COFFEE #61227 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MARISCOS EL PUERTO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • ISRAEL T. CONCRETE, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • MARISCOS EL PUERTO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MARISCOS EL PUERTO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MARISCOS EL PUERTO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)