City In Review: Chicago

Auburn Gresham · Then vs Now

Auburn Gresham: 2024-05 vs 2025-05

A side-by-side look at how Auburn Gresham shifted between two periods.

2024-05 2025-05 Change
Building permits 39 35 -10%
Construction value ($) $860,239 $1,206,214 +40%
New business licenses 12 16 +33%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 2,482 1,862 -25%
Reported crimes 576 542 -6%
Violent crimes 203 193 -5%
Failed food inspections 4 0 -100%

2024-05

Auburn Gresham permit activity triples to 39

Auburn Gresham pulled 39 permits in May, up from 12 the month before. Most of that—25 permits—came through the city's express program, which handles smaller jobs. Total permitted construction value hit $860k, nearly double April's $458k. A dozen renovation permits and one for elevator equipment rounded out the month. No new business licenses showed up in the data.

2025-05

Auburn Gresham permit value falls to $1.2M

Auburn Gresham logged 35 permits in May, down from 46 the month before. Total value dropped 32% to roughly $1.2 million. Twenty-five of those permits came through the express program; eight were for renovation or alteration work, and two covered elevator equipment. No new businesses opened and none closed.

New businesses — 2024-05

  • EVA GARCIA (Peddler License)
  • WHADDA JERK VIN #: 4UZAAPCP95CU24040 PLATE #: 155322F (Special Event Food)
  • LOOMIS CITGO INC. (Tobacco)
  • Walgreens # 05825 (Tobacco)
  • Walgreens # 05825 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • PRIME FISH (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 808 FOOD MART INC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Universal Bookkeeping & Income Tax Service Inc. (Regulated Business License)
  • T MECHANICAL, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • WHADDA JERK LLC (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))

New businesses — 2025-05

  • SAVE A LOT #21653 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BABA'S GRILL AND MART INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • LOWELL GRAY (Peddler License)
  • LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE (Regulated Business License)
  • CHIEF CORNERSTONE TRUCKING AND HAULING INDUSTRIES LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • JAMES ANDREW REDMOND (Peddler License)
  • LOOMIS CITGO INC. (Tobacco)
  • LOOMIS CITGO INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • LOOMIS CITGO INC. (Filling Station)
  • VESTED GOLD MANAGEMENT (Limited Business License)