City In Review: Chicago

Chatham · Then vs Now

Chatham: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 40 41 +2%
Construction value ($) $3,360,156 $889,906 -74%
New business licenses 9 7 -22%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,297 1,194 -8%
Reported crimes 497 450 -9%
Violent crimes 198 175 -12%
Failed food inspections 2 4 +100%

2024-06

Chatham permit value drops 22% to $3.4 million

Chatham logged 40 permits in June worth $3.4 million, down from $4.3 million the month before. Three-quarters of the permits came through the express program. Six were for renovations or alterations, two for demolition. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and 311 requests weren't available for the month.

2025-06

Chatham permit value drops 60% to $890k

Permit value in Chatham fell from $2.2 million to $890k in June, a 60% drop, even as the count held near steady at 41. Most were express permits (29 of 41). 311 calls declined 22%, with tree debris and tree emergency requests topping the list at 80-plus each. Violent crime ticked up 9% to 175 incidents, while overall crime stayed flat. Food inspection failures doubled—from two to four.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • IBH MEDICAL, LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • RUDOLPH BROWN (Peddler License)
  • CITY SPORTS ON 87TH (Limited Business License)
  • THE WRAP BAR (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Lifescore Foundation (Limited Business License)
  • MISS SHORTY (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • LEVI PILLERS (Peddler License)
  • N IT 2 WIN IT POWER WASHING (Regulated Business License)
  • STEPPING STONE BEFORE & AFTER CARE (Children's Services Facility License)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • OBSESSED CHICAGO BOUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
  • The Center for Transformation (Limited Business License)
  • TILDEN'S MULTIPLE REPAIR & INSTALL, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • DOLLAR TREE #5461 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DOLLAR TREE #650 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • GAMESTOP #7557 (Secondhand Dealer)
  • ZAHARA CICI HAIR BRAIDING (Limited Business License)