City In Review: Chicago

Brighton Park · Then vs Now

Brighton Park: 2025-05 vs 2026-05

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

2025-05 2026-05 Change
Building permits 15 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $550,562 $0 -100%
New business licenses 16 6 -62%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,143 0 -100%
Reported crimes 162 0 -100%
Violent crimes 56 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 2 0 -100%

2025-05

Brighton Park permits drop to $551k

Brighton Park pulled 15 permits in May, down from 17 the month prior, with total value falling 33% to roughly $551k. Nine of those permits came through the express program. The neighborhood also saw two renovation permits and one new construction permit. No new business licenses were issued and no business closures were recorded.

2026-05

Brighton Park logs six new businesses, no permits

Brighton Park issued six new business licenses in May — Carnitas Don Pichi (retail food), Throttle Masters Motorcycle, Design Nails, Latino Meat & Produce (wholesale food), Integrated Industries Corp, and Prinz Sales Inc — but recorded zero building permits, down from $1.14 million in April. Service requests and reported crime also came in at zero, compared to 586 requests and 15 incidents the prior month. The across-the-board zeroes suggest a data gap rather than a genuine quiet spell.

New businesses — 2025-05

  • LA CHAPARRITA (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
  • LA BODEGA STUDIO (Limited Business License)
  • LA CASA PLAYROOM (Children's Services Facility License)
  • BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE (Limited Business License)
  • WING WAH LAU (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Alternators & Starters El Changarro (Limited Business License)
  • NEW ERA WINDOWS (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • ARCHER THREADING (Limited Business License)
  • Sol Beauty Salon (Limited Business License)
  • ANTONIO SOTELO (Peddler License)

New businesses — 2026-05

  • DESIGN NAILS (Limited Business License)
  • CARNITAS DON PICHI (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THROTTLE MASTERS MOTORCYCLE (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • Integrated Industries, Corp (Limited Business License)
  • LATINO MEAT & PRODUCE INC (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • PRINZ SALES INC (Limited Business License)