City In Review: Chicago

Auburn Gresham · Then vs Now

Auburn Gresham: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

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

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 43 54 +26%
Construction value ($) $1,098,615 $35,331,867 +3116%
New business licenses 122 26 -79%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 2,622 1,951 -26%
Reported crimes 652 627 -4%
Violent crimes 234 211 -10%
Failed food inspections 3 1 -67%

2024-07

Auburn Gresham permit value drops 36% to $1.1M

Auburn Gresham issued 43 permits in July, up from 38 the month before, but total value fell 36% to about $1.1 million. Express permits accounted for 31 of the month's approvals, with renovation work making up most of the rest. The neighborhood didn't add any new business licenses.

2025-07

Auburn Gresham permit value surges to $35.3 million

Permit values in Auburn Gresham jumped to $35.3 million in July, up more than tenfold from June's $3 million. The neighborhood processed 54 permits, down 18% from the previous month. Forty-five of those permits came through the express permit program, with five renovation projects rounding out most of the rest. No new business licenses were issued and no businesses closed during the month.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • HOWARD STEPHEN WILLIAMS (Peddler License)
  • CRICKET WIRELESS (Limited Business License)
  • AMIR MARKET & TOBACCO (Tobacco)
  • MALCOLM'S TRUCKING INC (Limited Business License)
  • SEWER BLDRS SUPPLIES INC (Limited Business License)
  • INTEGRITY NURSING SERVICE INC (Limited Business License)
  • URBAN BEAUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
  • FOLA COMMUNITY ACTION SERVICES (Limited Business License)
  • AUTOZONE # 2538 (Limited Business License)
  • DAN RYAN EXPRESS LIVERY (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • WORK INVESTMENTS (Limited Business License)
  • DENA'S FOOD (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DENA'S FOOD (Tobacco)
  • EVA GARCIA (Peddler License)
  • FOUR BROTHERS FOOD & LIQUOR INC (Tobacco)
  • CITGO FUEL (Tobacco)
  • Tom's Style World (Limited Business License)
  • LUXURY WINE & SPIRITS 4 (Tobacco)
  • AMM MARATHON INC. (Tobacco)
  • LUXURY WINE & SPIRITS 4 (Package Goods)