City In Review: Chicago

Clearing · Then vs Now

Clearing: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

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

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 15 16 +7%
Construction value ($) $210,375 $329,097 +56%
New business licenses 7 25 +257%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 657 488 -26%
Reported crimes 97 79 -19%
Violent crimes 36 22 -39%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-10

Clearing permit value climbs 56% to $210k

Clearing's 15 permits in October totaled $210k, up 56% from September's $135k. Fourteen were express permits; one was a renovation. Service requests ticked up 8% to 657, led by 152 rodent complaints—nearly a quarter of all calls. Violent crime dropped 20%, from 45 cases to 36. No new businesses opened or closed. The neighborhood logged zero food inspection failures after one the month prior.

2025-10

Clearing's 311 complaints fall by a quarter

Service requests dropped from 664 to 488 in October, down 26%. Rodent complaints still topped the list at 75, followed by 54 abandoned-vehicle reports. Violent crime fell 37%—from 35 incidents to 22. Construction permits inched up from 14 to 16, totaling $329k. Fifteen of those were express permits, the kind that cover smaller jobs and move quickly. No businesses opened or closed during the month.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • NORTH AMERICAN DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • BP GAS STATION (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EL GALLO GIRO, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BP GAS STATION (Tobacco)
  • EXTRA SPACE STORAGE # 8130 (Commercial Garage)
  • BP GAS STATION (Filling Station)
  • WING WAH CHINESE RESTAURANT II INC. (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • TIRE MASTER (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • T-REX II, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • THE SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE (Limited Business License)
  • CubeSmart #870 (Limited Business License)
  • IMAGYMNATION LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • A V ANTHONY'S (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • A V ANTHONY'S (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BP GAS STATION (Tobacco)
  • AKITA FOOD (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • ORIVERA & ASSOCIATES (Limited Business License)