Avondale · Then vs Now
Avondale: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Avondale shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 37 | 29 | -22% |
| Construction value ($) | $2,566,951 | $1,994,584 | -22% |
| New business licenses | 26 | 44 | +69% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,521 | 1,270 | -17% |
| Reported crimes | 193 | 176 | -9% |
| Violent crimes | 52 | 36 | -31% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 4 | +300% |
2024-08
Avondale permits up 19% on express work
Avondale logged 37 permits in August, up from 31 the month prior. Twenty-one came through the express program, with another eleven for renovations or alterations. Total permitted value hit $2.6 million, a 15% climb. No new business licenses and no service requests showed up in the data this month.
2025-08
Avondale logs 153 tree planting requests in August
Avondale residents filed 153 tree planting requests in August, more than any other 311 category. Graffiti removal calls came in second at 129. Permits dropped from 36 to 29, though their combined value stayed flat at just under $2 million. Violent crime fell from 52 incidents to 36. Four food establishments failed inspections, up from one in July.
New businesses — 2024-08
- BELIEVE CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
- DI VITA'S RESTAURANT & PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
- SIGNAL RECORDS (Secondhand Dealer)
- EDEN (Outdoor Patio)
- Olly Olly Group LLC dba tag (Limited Business License)
- Logan Square Aikido (Limited Business License)
- LA FITNESS - CHICAGO - ADDISON (Regulated Business License)
- GUILD ROW (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
- GUILD ROW (Public Place of Amusement)
- GUILD ROW (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-08
- Crate & Barrel (Limited Business License)
- KUROWSKI SAUSAGE SHOP AND DELI (Special Event Food)
- HI-TEK VIDEO (Limited Business License)
- LISSETT BEAUTY SALON (Limited Business License)
- LAS ISLAS MARIAS (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- LAS ISLAS MARIAS (Retail Food Establishment)
- METRO BY T-MOBILE (Limited Business License)
- BERMAN NISSAN OF CHICAGO (Limited Business License)
- PETERSEN BROTHERS PLASTIC, INC (Manufacturing Establishments)
- Royal Auto Chicago ,INC (Motor Vehicle Services License)