City In Review: Chicago

Archer Heights · Then vs Now

Archer Heights: 2024-12 vs 2025-12

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

2024-12 2025-12 Change
Building permits 8 10 +25%
Construction value ($) $1,387,086 $228,900 -83%
New business licenses 10 15 +50%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 582 563 -3%
Reported crimes 92 79 -14%
Violent crimes 29 19 -34%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-12

Archer Heights permit value jumps 69% to $1.4M

Eight permits pulled $1.4 million in declared work in December, up from $820k the month before. Five of those were express permits. Service requests dropped 15% to 582, led by graffiti removal (135 calls) and tree trim requests (127). Violent crime ticked up from 19 incidents to 29. No new business licenses or closures recorded.

2025-12

Archer Heights permit value falls 93% to $229k

Archer Heights issued 10 permits in December, up from 7 the month before, but their total value dropped from $3.2 million to $229k—a 93% decline. Eight permits came through the express program; two were renovations. No new businesses opened.

New businesses — 2024-12

  • YAYA'S BEAUTY PRODUCTS (Limited Business License)
  • POLISH HIGHLANDERS (Special Event Liquor)
  • BARRON TAX SERVICES (Limited Business License)
  • FERGUSON HEATING & COOLING (Limited Business License)
  • RDI (Limited Business License)
  • Marshalls #1310 (Limited Business License)
  • HACHI SUSHI, LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SHELL (Tobacco)
  • D BARBER SHOP (Limited Business License)
  • SALES DEPOT (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-12

  • CARLTON INN MIDWAY (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CARLTON INN MIDWAY (Regulated Business License)
  • SEAFRIGO COLDSTORAGE CHICAGO INC. (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • MACIAS IMPORTS, INC. (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • SHELL (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SHELL (Filling Station)
  • TAXES ON THE GO, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • PEKE'S POZOLE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • Frozen Assets Cold Storage LLC (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • SHELL (Tobacco)