Armour Square · Then vs Now
Armour Square: 2024-09 vs 2025-09
A side-by-side look at how Armour Square shifted between two periods.
| 2024-09 | 2025-09 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 15 | 9 | -40% |
| Construction value ($) | $494,414 | $847,300 | +71% |
| New business licenses | 14 | 22 | +57% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 242 | 354 | +46% |
| Reported crimes | 106 | 111 | +5% |
| Violent crimes | 44 | 29 | -34% |
| Failed food inspections | 6 | 9 | +50% |
2024-09
Armour Square service requests fall by half
Service requests dropped 49% in September, from 475 to 242. Graffiti removal topped the list with 68 calls, followed by rodent baiting and garbage cart repairs at 14 each. Permits rose to 15 from 9, though their combined value fell 36% to $494k. Eleven came through the express program. Violent crime edged up slightly to 44 incidents from 39. No new business licenses or closures turned up.
2025-09
Armour Square permit value hits $847k, up 198%
Permit values in Armour Square climbed 198% in September, reaching $847k on nine permits (down from eleven the month prior). Three renovation projects led activity. No new business licenses were recorded. Graffiti removal requests made up 100 of 354 service calls. Food inspection failures more than doubled to nine. Crime dropped 8%, with violent offenses down slightly to 29.
New businesses — 2024-09
- MING KEE CHICAGO LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
- THE AVENUE CHICAGO (Limited Business License)
- HAPPY RICE (Retail Food Establishment)
- COALITION FOR A BETTER CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY (Pop-Up Retail User)
- CHICAGO SPORTS NOVELTY (Limited Business License)
- CHICAGO SPORTS & NOVELTY, INC. (Limited Business License)
- KYLIN (Retail Food Establishment)
- NEW GREAT WALL BBQ (Retail Food Establishment)
- MOON SPA (Regulated Business License)
- HYDR8 YOUR LIFE LLC (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-09
- LIAN 56 (Limited Business License)
- UNI UNI BUBBLE TEA (Retail Food Establishment)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- WHITE TIGER BAR (Retail Food Establishment)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- WHITE TIGER BAR (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Retail Food Establishment)
- Levy Restaurants at Rate Field (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)