Avondale · Then vs Now
Avondale: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how Avondale shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 36 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $2,940,717 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 33 | 8 | -76% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,255 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 171 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 44 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 0 | -100% |
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.
2026-05
Cermak Fresh Market adds patio, booze permits
Eight new business licenses came through in May, down from 13 the month before. Cermak Fresh Market grabbed four: retail food, package goods, on-premises consumption, and an outdoor patio. Bud and Rita's got a limited business license. Carnicería Ruiz and a 7-Eleven each added tobacco permits. Permits, 311 calls, crimes, and food inspections all came back zero this month.
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)
New businesses — 2026-05
- Bud and Rita's (Limited Business License)
- CARNICERIA RUIZ INC (Tobacco)
- CERMAK FRESH MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
- CERMAK FRESH MARKET (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- CERMAK FRESH MARKET (Package Goods)
- 7-Eleven #29168B (Tobacco)
- None (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- CERMAK FRESH MARKET (Outdoor Patio)