Calumet Heights · Then vs Now
Calumet Heights: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Calumet Heights shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 18 | 13 | -28% |
| Construction value ($) | $199,665 | $170,160 | -15% |
| New business licenses | 6 | 7 | +17% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 619 | 741 | +20% |
| Reported crimes | 108 | 153 | +42% |
| Violent crimes | 38 | 35 | -8% |
| Failed food inspections | 0 | 3 | +3 |
2024-08
Calumet Heights permit value drops 53% in August
Permit spending in Calumet Heights fell to roughly $200k in August, down from $425k the month before. The neighborhood logged 18 permits, one more than July, but the work was smaller-scale—16 of those came through the express program, typically reserved for minor jobs. One sign permit and one renovation rounded out the rest. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests weren't in the payload for the month.
2025-08
Calumet Heights fields 88 basement water complaints
Calumet Heights logged 741 service requests in August, up 16% from July. Water in basement complaints topped the list with 88 calls—likely tied to late-summer storms—followed by 75 tree debris requests. Permits rose to 13, worth $170k total, a 40% bump. Eleven of those were express permits. Crime inched up to 153 incidents, but violent offenses fell 8% to 35. Three restaurants failed health inspections after none did in July.
New businesses — 2024-08
- SOUTH SIDE HEROIN OPIOID TASK FORCE (Limited Business License)
- SEAFOOD JUNCTION (Retail Food Establishment)
- 95TH ST STORAGE LLC (Limited Business License)
- Reflection Nails (Limited Business License)
- Freeway Insurance (Limited Business License)
- MCDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-08
- SMOKE'S ISLAND KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
- WINGZ IT IZ (Retail Food Establishment)
- CUTZ TO PERFECTION (Limited Business License)
- WINGSTOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- NORTHSHORE MEDICAL LABORATORY (Limited Business License)
- A & G HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING (Regulated Business License)
- PATTERSON PREMIER PRINTING (Regulated Business License)