Armour Square · Then vs Now
Armour Square: 2025-04 vs 2026-04
A side-by-side look at how Armour Square shifted between two periods.
| 2025-04 | 2026-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 16 | 2 | -88% |
| Construction value ($) | $2,011,469 | $1,806,000 | -10% |
| New business licenses | 13 | 8 | -38% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 288 | 391 | +36% |
| Reported crimes | 80 | 71 | -11% |
| Violent crimes | 32 | 18 | -44% |
| Failed food inspections | 6 | 2 | -67% |
2025-04
Armour Square permit value rockets to $2 million
Sixteen permits in April totaled $2 million, up from $157k the month before—a thirteenfold jump. Seven were express permits, six for signs. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests fell 17% to 288, with graffiti removal topping the list at 48 calls. Crime dropped 18% to 80 incidents. Food inspection failures doubled from three to six, though both numbers are small. Rodent baiting requests (27) and tree planting requests (21) rounded out the top 311 categories.
2026-04
Armour Square new businesses fall to 8
Eight new businesses opened in Armour Square in April, down from 12 the month before. Park to Shop Supermarket picked up both a retail food license and a package goods permit. ThinkLab STEM launched as a children's services facility, and Huiping Ju and The Sandwich Outfit both joined shared kitchens. Crime fell 17 percent to 71 incidents, but violent offenses inched up from 17 to 18. Graffiti removal led 311 requests at 132, trailed by potholes at 33. Two permits went out, both for new construction, worth $1.8 million combined.
New businesses — 2025-04
- CHUBBY CATTLE CHICAGO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- AUTEA SWEETS & EATS (Retail Food Establishment)
- SAINT'S ALP TEAHOUSE AND GOURMET (Retail Food Establishment)
- BANY INTERNATIONAL INC (Limited Business License)
- JIE SNACK HOUSE INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- WA! KAOYU (Retail Food Establishment)
- PARTEA (Retail Food Establishment)
- JING DING SPA (Regulated Business License)
- LEGEND DUMPLING & BAO (Retail Food Establishment)
- XIAO LING LONG (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2026-04
- GOTCHA (Limited Business License)
- HUIPING JU /DONG BEI REN JIA (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- PARK TO SHOP SUPERMARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- PARK TO SHOP SUPERMARKET (Package Goods)
- 3 Sauces (Retail Food Establishment)
- THE SANDWICH OUTFIT (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- EVERCLEAN CAR WASH (Limited Business License)
- ThinkLab STEM (Children's Services Facility License)