City In Review: Chicago

Avalon Park · Then vs Now

Avalon Park: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

A side-by-side look at how Avalon Park shifted between two periods.

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 26 12 -54%
Construction value ($) $636,968 $197,277 -69%
New business licenses 33 3 -91%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 477 601 +26%
Reported crimes 98 101 +3%
Violent crimes 33 31 -6%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2024-07

Avalon Park permit value jumps 78% to $637k

Permit value in Avalon Park nearly doubled in July, climbing from $357k to $637k on the back of 26 permits—up from 15 the month before. Twenty of those were express permits, the fast-track type for routine work. Service requests ticked up slightly to 477, led by tree debris cleanup (68 calls) and planting requests (58). Crime fell 8% overall to 98 incidents, though violent offenses rose from 29 to 33. No new businesses opened or closed. One food establishment failed an inspection.

2025-07

311 calls jump 28% on tree emergencies and signal outages

Avalon Park logged 601 service requests in July, up from 471 the month before. Tree emergencies (53) and busted traffic signals (55) led the surge. Permits dropped to 12 from 17, pulling in about $197k—down slightly from June's $209k. Most of that work came through the express program (9 permits). Crime ticked up 6% to 101 incidents, with violent offenses at 31. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • MALDO LATIN GRILL (Special Event Food)
  • TRUE TO LIFE FOUNDATION (Limited Business License)
  • CAR WASH EXPRESS (Limited Business License)
  • BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Limited Business License)
  • W G N FLAG & DECORATING CO (Limited Business License)
  • Genesis Print & Copy Services, Inc. (Limited Business License)
  • ARAMARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BERGLUND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (Regulated Business License)
  • BP (Retail Food Establishment)
  • I AM PRECIOUS JEWELS FROM HEAD (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • JEFFERY GAS & FOOD DBA BP (Tobacco)
  • URBAN LEGENDS HAIR STUDIOS LLC (Limited Business License)
  • BP (Tobacco)