City In Review: Chicago

Brighton Park · Then vs Now

Brighton Park: 2025-04 vs 2026-04

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

2025-04 2026-04 Change
Building permits 17 17 0%
Construction value ($) $821,869 $1,239,687 +51%
New business licenses 24 10 -58%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,174 1,322 +13%
Reported crimes 155 113 -27%
Violent crimes 47 35 -26%
Failed food inspections 1 4 +300%

2025-04

Brighton Park permit value jumps to $822k

Permit value in Brighton Park more than tripled in April, hitting $822k despite fewer permits pulled overall. New businesses picked up: 24 licenses issued, including El Primo Snack, Western Auto Parts, and a daycare called SYS Happy Land Child Daycare Center. Express permits led the way with seven issued. Graffiti removal requests dominated 311 calls at 407, while crime dropped 12% to 155 incidents. One food inspection failure, down from five last month.

2026-04

Brighton Park permit value halves to $1.2M

Brighton Park issued 17 permits in April, two more than March, but their combined value dropped 51% to $1.24 million. Twelve were express permits; two covered new construction. Ten businesses opened, including Pro Sudz Laundromat and Sputnik Coffee Company. Crime fell sharply—113 incidents versus 170 the month before, violent offenses down 38%. Graffiti removal led 311 requests with 318, more than twice the pothole complaints at 143. Service requests overall were down 13%.

New businesses — 2025-04

  • EL PRIMO SNACK INC., (Limited Business License)
  • WESTERN AUTO PARTS (Limited Business License)
  • LETICIA LEYTON (Peddler License)
  • DANIEL ORTIZ (Peddler License)
  • T-REX TECH REPAIR (Limited Business License)
  • POWELL'S BOOKS WHOLESALE (Limited Business License)
  • RAC LIMITED # 03004 (Limited Business License)
  • SYS HAPPY LAND CHILD DAYCARE CENTER, INC. (Children's Services Facility License)
  • THE VINTAGE ROSE (Limited Business License)
  • NAILS BY MARCE (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2026-04

  • PRO SUDZ LAUNDROMAT INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • ULTIMO INC (Limited Business License)
  • DEPORTES MAYA INC., (Limited Business License)
  • G NAILS (Limited Business License)
  • SPUTNIK COFFEE COMPANY (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ecoATM (Secondhand Dealer)
  • ecoATM (Secondhand Dealer)
  • C-LINK INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMPANY (Limited Business License)
  • SHELL (Filling Station)
  • SHELL (Tobacco)