City In Review: Chicago

Beverly · Then vs Now

Beverly: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 10 16 +60%
Construction value ($) $166,353 $1,426,304 +757%
New business licenses 7 9 +29%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 509 573 +13%
Reported crimes 82 86 +5%
Violent crimes 18 16 -11%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-11

Beverly permit value falls to $166k

Beverly issued just 10 building permits in November, down from 29 the month before, and their combined value dropped 86% to $166k. Seven were express permits. No businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 509 service requests—20% fewer than October—with garbage cart maintenance (63 calls) and broken streetlights (44) leading the list. Crime held nearly flat at 82 incidents; violent offenses slipped from 19 to 18.

2025-11

Beverly permit count drops 36% despite $1.4M in work

Beverly pulled 16 permits in November, down from 25 the prior month, though total value ticked up 3% to $1.43 million. Fourteen permits came through the express program; one went to new construction. Service requests fell 5% to 573, led by 80 calls for yard waste pickup. Violent crime dropped 38% to 16 incidents. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • CAJUN SHRIMP AND GUMBO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RAINBOW CONE LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Midwest Interstate Technologies (Limited Business License)
  • NEXT GENERATION LEARNING CENTER TOO (Children's Services Facility License)
  • APEX HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • AFRO JOE'S COFFEE & TEA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Beverly Business Service (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • Oleander & Artesian (Limited Business License)
  • SILENCER SPORTS (Regulated Business License)
  • JAYDE BEAUTY LLC (Limited Business License)
  • RENEW HAIR SALON (Limited Business License)
  • HEARTY CAFE PANCAKE HOUSE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CHUCK'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MULTIPLE BUSINESS, LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • THE UNWASTE SHOP (Limited Business License)
  • WILLIE P'S BBQ & CATERING VIN # 4UZAAPBW85CV11131 ; PLATE # 210724H (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))