City In Review: Chicago

Douglas · Then vs Now

Douglas: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

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

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 12 11 -8%
Construction value ($) $237,610 $752,336 +217%
New business licenses 9 10 +11%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 359 416 +16%
Reported crimes 269 256 -5%
Violent crimes 87 70 -20%
Failed food inspections 1 0 -100%

2024-07

Douglas permit value drops 91% despite steady count

Douglas issued 12 permits in July, same as June, but their total value collapsed from $2.5 million to $238k. Ten of the 12 were express permits, typically smaller jobs. No new business licenses appeared. Residents filed 359 service requests, up 32% from June, led by 41 tree emergencies and 35 streetlight-outs. Crime fell 8% to 269 incidents, with violent offenses down 7%. One food inspection failed.

2025-07

Douglas permit value drops 50% to $752k

Building permits fell from 17 to 11 in Douglas last month, with total value down nearly half to $752,336. Five of those permits came through the city's express program. Service requests jumped 36%—driven by 49 calls about broken streetlights and 29 requests for new trees. Crime dropped 11%, with violent incidents down from 90 to 70. No new business licenses or food inspection failures on record.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • SERENITY HOME HEALTHCARE INC (Limited Business License)
  • ROTHSCHILD LIQUORS (Tobacco)
  • STATEWAY ASSOCIATES 3B LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • PAT E PERKINS LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • THREADING ZONE (Limited Business License)
  • WEEMSWAY CONSULTING (Regulated Business License)
  • SALERNO'S NAUTICAL PLAYPEN, INC. (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • CLIPPERS INCORPORATED (Limited Business License)
  • MARIANOS 8539 (Pop-Up Retail User)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • EZ SHOP & DELI (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CITI TRENDS # 755 (Limited Business License)
  • ROTHSCHILD LIQUORS (Tobacco)
  • TONY B TAYLOR (Peddler License)
  • ROTHSCHILD LIQUORS (Package Goods)
  • PIER 31 (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • PIER 31 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MENA'S HAIR DESIGN, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • Rush Physical Therapy (Limited Business License)
  • ENTERPRISE RENT- A - CAR (Limited Business License)