Avondale · Then vs Now
Avondale: 2024-05 vs 2025-05
A side-by-side look at how Avondale shifted between two periods.
| 2024-05 | 2025-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 56 | 36 | -36% |
| Construction value ($) | $7,176,332 | $2,940,717 | -59% |
| New business licenses | 34 | 33 | -3% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,337 | 1,255 | -6% |
| Reported crimes | 211 | 171 | -19% |
| Violent crimes | 52 | 44 | -15% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 2 | 0% |
2024-05
Avondale permit value jumps to $7.2 million
Avondale logged 56 permits in May, up from seven the month before, with a total value of $7.2 million—nearly twelve times April's figure. Twenty of those permits came through the express program, 19 were for signs, and 13 covered renovations or alterations. Three new construction permits also hit the books. No new business licenses were issued, and no businesses closed.
2025-05
Avondale 311 calls jump 17%, graffiti leads
Avondale logged 1,255 service requests in May, up 17% from April. Graffiti removal requests topped the list at 224, followed by 137 pothole complaints and 73 each for rodent baiting and garbage cart issues. Building permits climbed to 36 from 23, though their total value fell 25% to $2.9 million. Seventeen permits came through the express program. Crime ticked up 9% to 171 incidents, with violent offenses rising slightly to 44. No new businesses opened or closed. Food inspection failures dropped from four to two.
New businesses — 2024-05
- FLAN'S GLASS (Limited Business License)
- AIR FLOWS CHICAGO (Regulated Business License)
- NOVAK CONSTRUCTION CO (Limited Business License)
- T-MOBILE (Limited Business License)
- CALL OF THE WILD DOG TRAINING (Limited Business License)
- Parachute HiFi (Retail Food Establishment)
- WALGREENS #10649 (Package Goods)
- CARNICERIA RUIZ INC (Tobacco)
- WALGREENS #10649 (Retail Food Establishment)
- Walgreens # 07359 (Tobacco)
New businesses — 2025-05
- SUBWAY (Retail Food Establishment)
- 7-Eleven #29168B (Tobacco)
- Anelya (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- FIVE BELOW (Limited Business License)
- AZHAPUD HEATING&COOLING.R G. CONSTRUCTION (Regulated Business License)
- 3D BREAD BAKERS (Wholesale Food Establishment)
- Anelya (Caterer's Liquor License)
- Anelya (Retail Food Establishment)
- Ink Factory (Limited Business License)
- CHIEF O'NEILL'S PUB AND RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)