City In Review: Chicago

Chatham · Then vs Now

Chatham: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

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

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 40 41 +2%
Construction value ($) $920,563 $895,969 -3%
New business licenses 81 22 -73%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,025 909 -11%
Reported crimes 475 473 -0%
Violent crimes 186 163 -12%
Failed food inspections 5 5 0%

2024-10

Chatham permit count jumps 67% on express work

Chatham logged 40 permits in October, up from 24 the month before. Thirty-one of those came through the express permit program—quick-turnaround jobs like water heaters or minor electrical fixes. Total permitted value hit $921k, a 23% uptick from September's $746k. No new business licenses opened or closed. The spike suggests a burst of small-scale home repairs rather than major construction.

2025-10

Chatham permit count jumps 37% on express filings

Chatham logged 41 permits in October, up from 30 the month before. Most of that came from 27 express-program filings—quick-turn approvals for routine work. Sign permits accounted for another 10. Total permitted value inched up 5% to roughly $896k. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and the other metrics stayed flat or zeroed out.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • HELLO FURNITURE, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • KEN'S MART, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • STATE FARM INSURANCE (Limited Business License)
  • GREAT SCOTT FASHIONS (Limited Business License)
  • TIP TOP NAILS #2 INC. (Limited Business License)
  • SOLO BEAUTY SUPPLY (Limited Business License)
  • STREAM OF LIFE (Limited Business License)
  • RAEKWON'S SCHOLASTIC DAYCARE ACADEMY LLC (Limited Business License)
  • EXTRA SPACE STORAGE #8259 (Limited Business License)
  • LUGI'S LAUNDRY INC (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • Southside Market (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Goblin Taco LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • PAMPERED X PENNY BEAUTY SUITES (Limited Business License)
  • WILCOX GREEN LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • AMIBE HAIR BRAIDING LLC (Limited Business License)
  • FULL CIRCLE REALTY & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC (Limited Business License)
  • J.A.S.A. CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS & REPAIRS, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • AMERICA'S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES #5506 (Limited Business License)
  • FALCON FUEL (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CHATHAM FRESH MART (Tobacco)