City In Review: Chicago

Beverly · Then vs Now

Beverly: 2025-01 vs 2026-01

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

2025-01 2026-01 Change
Building permits 10 18 +80%
Construction value ($) $660,224 $1,004,498 +52%
New business licenses 13 8 -38%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 443 590 +33%
Reported crimes 71 64 -10%
Violent crimes 13 13 0%
Failed food inspections 2 0 -100%

2025-01

Beverly permit value jumps to $660k on fewer projects

Beverly pulled 10 permits in January worth $660,000 total, a 254% jump in dollar value despite 23% fewer permits than December. Six were express permits; two covered renovation work. Residents filed 70 requests for the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program, more than any other 311 category. Street lights out drew 46 complaints. Crime dropped 14% to 71 incidents, with violent offenses down slightly to 13. Two food establishments failed inspections. No new businesses opened or closed.

2026-01

Beverly gets seven new businesses in January

Beverly added seven businesses in January, including Flippin Flavors, a retail food spot, and For Eyes. Osprey Advisory, Clean Slate Development, AcreIQ, and Cabinets Counter Tops Ect picked up regulated business licenses, and a 7-Eleven got a tobacco permit. Permits jumped 64%, from 11 to 18, with 11 of them express permits. Construction value edged up 11.5% to just over $1 million. Residents filed 67 requests through the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program, the top 311 category by a wide margin. Crime logged 38 incidents, eight of them violent.

New businesses — 2025-01

  • VILLAGE CRUISE & TRAVEL INC (Limited Business License)
  • XO BEAUTIQUE LLC (Limited Business License)
  • Naja Lerus Photography (Limited Business License)
  • BLESSINGS HAIR CAFE (Limited Business License)
  • RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • 7-ELEVEN #33758 C (Tobacco)
  • 7-ELEVEN #33758 C (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RIDGE COUNTRY CLUB (Regulated Business License)
  • Jansons Drive In (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2026-01

  • OSPREY ADVISORY (Regulated Business License)
  • CLEAN SLATE DEVELOPMENT (Regulated Business License)
  • CABINETS COUNTER TOPS ECT (Regulated Business License)
  • FLIPPIN FLAVORS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ACREIQ (Regulated Business License)
  • For Eyes (Limited Business License)
  • 7-ELEVEN #33758 C (Tobacco)
  • GENERATIONAL EXCELLENCE ENTERPRISES, LLC (Limited Business License)