Calumet Heights · Then vs Now
Calumet Heights: 2024-10 vs 2025-10
A side-by-side look at how Calumet Heights shifted between two periods.
| 2024-10 | 2025-10 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 26 | 28 | +8% |
| Construction value ($) | $735,656 | $1,277,525 | +74% |
| New business licenses | 10 | 6 | -40% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 616 | 495 | -20% |
| Reported crimes | 142 | 106 | -25% |
| Violent crimes | 42 | 28 | -33% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 0 | -100% |
2024-10
Calumet Heights permit value triples to $736k
Permit count doubled in October—26 vs. 13 the month prior—but the real jump was in dollar value: $736k, up 192% from September's $252k. Twenty permits came through the express program, six for renovation work. Crime climbed 22%, from 116 incidents to 142, with violent offenses up from 37 to 42. Service requests dipped slightly to 616. The top complaint? Tree trim requests—133 of them, though the city's no longer accepting that category. One food establishment failed inspection.
2025-10
Calumet Heights permit value jumps 75% to $1.3M
Permit value in Calumet Heights climbed to $1.28 million in October, up from $728k the month before. The neighborhood logged 28 permits, four fewer than September, with 25 of them through the express program. Street lights out (47 reports), garbage cart repairs (44), and tree debris (41) topped the 311 list, which fell 28% overall to 495 requests. Violent crime dropped by 42%, from 48 incidents to 28. No new businesses opened or closed.
New businesses — 2024-10
- DAZJAVU SALON (Limited Business License)
- COZY CORNER MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- GIANNA'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
- TOTS EXPRESS LEARNING CENTER (Children's Services Facility License)
- PETE'S PRODUCE (Retail Food Establishment)
- HANAS FINER FOOD AND LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- HANAS FINER FOOD AND LIQUOR (Retail Food Establishment)
- SUB WAY (Retail Food Establishment)
- HANAS FINER FOOD AND LIQUOR (Package Goods)
- MANDM BEAUTY SERVICES (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-10
- Stoney 9300 Food & Liquor Inc (Tobacco)
- Stoney 9300 Food & Liquor Inc (Package Goods)
- NATURAL ROOTS KIDS HAIR, LLC (Limited Business License)
- LAKESHORE LEARNING ACADEMY, INCORPORATED (Children's Services Facility License)
- HATS OFF BARBER SHOP, INC. (Limited Business License)
- HANAS FINER FOOD AND LIQUOR (Tobacco)