City In Review: Chicago

Brighton Park · Then vs Now

Brighton Park: 2024-09 vs 2025-09

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

2024-09 2025-09 Change
Building permits 14 17 +21%
Construction value ($) $376,144 $209,190 -44%
New business licenses 21 20 -5%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,315 1,095 -17%
Reported crimes 193 163 -16%
Violent crimes 72 68 -6%
Failed food inspections 4 2 -50%

2024-09

Brighton Park permit value jumps to $376k

Brighton Park pulled 14 permits in September, down from 20 the month before, but their total value climbed 31% to $376,144. A dozen came through the express program. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data.

2025-09

Brighton Park permits drop 55%, just $209k issued

Brighton Park pulled 17 permits in September, down from 38 the month before. Total value fell even harder—$209,000 versus August's $1.8 million. Ten of the 17 were express permits, the fast-track kind for minor work. Three sign permits and a couple renovations rounded out the rest. No new business licenses, no 311 requests logged. A slow month by most measures.

New businesses — 2024-09

  • SANTIAGO PEREZ (Peddler License)
  • MEXICOLOMBIA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • YULIANA ALCANTAR (Peddler License)
  • DAN'S HEATING & COOLING (Regulated Business License)
  • MASSIMINO SALON (Limited Business License)
  • GLAM STUDIO BY BEN (Limited Business License)
  • LOCKOUT FITNESS (Regulated Business License)
  • Edible Cuts LLC (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • CLARK (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MARATHON (Tobacco)

New businesses — 2025-09

  • TB SPICES AND DRY PEPPERS (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • Speed Queen (Regulated Business License)
  • JN-1 REMODELING (Regulated Business License)
  • MCDONALD'S #4308 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RAPIDO ONE STOP SERVICE CENTER LLC (Limited Business License)
  • MED NATURAL (Limited Business License)
  • ROSAS TAMALES, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ROCKSTAR FADES BARBERSHOP (Limited Business License)
  • UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • WENDY'S OLD FASHIONED HAMBURGERS OF NEW YORK, INC (Retail Food Establishment)