Douglas · Then vs Now
Douglas: 2025-01 vs 2026-01
A side-by-side look at how Douglas shifted between two periods.
| 2025-01 | 2026-01 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 9 | 7 | -22% |
| Construction value ($) | $598,742 | $220,000 | -63% |
| New business licenses | 14 | 6 | -57% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 182 | 282 | +55% |
| Reported crimes | 218 | 255 | +17% |
| Violent crimes | 78 | 64 | -18% |
| Failed food inspections | 0 | 0 | — |
2025-01
Douglas permit value drops 83% despite nine approvals
Douglas issued nine permits in January—up from five in December—but their combined value fell 83% to $599k from the prior month's $3.5 million. All nine were express permits, suggesting smaller-scope work. Service requests ticked up 8% to 182, led by 24 complaints about street lights and 22 about traffic signals. Crime dipped slightly to 218 incidents; violent offenses held flat at 78. No new businesses opened or closed. No food inspections failed.
2026-01
Douglas permit value drops 96% to $220k
Permit activity in Douglas cratered in January—just seven permits totaling $220,000, down from $6.3 million the month before. Express permits led the way with four, but nothing big-ticket landed. On the business side, five new licenses came through: a Culver's franchise called Barwall Corporation (trading as Culver's of Chicago - Bronzeville), Bronzeville Animal Clinic, a pharma outfit named Kashiv Pharma, and two others. Crime ticked up 7% to 255 incidents, though violent offenses barely moved. Service requests fell slightly to 282, with traffic signals and streetlights accounting for the most calls.
New businesses — 2025-01
- SHARKS FISH & CHICKEN (Retail Food Establishment)
- A' NU SALON & SPA (Limited Business License)
- FEDEX OFFICE AND PRINT SVCS, INC. (Limited Business License)
- KEYBOARD DEVELOP, INC. (Limited Business License)
- THE RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS (Regulated Business License)
- THE RENAISSANCE COLLABORATIVE, INC. (Regulated Business License)
- ALLANS FLORAL EMPORIUM (Limited Business License)
- YASSA AFRICAN RESTAURANT INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- W. HIDEAWAY LOUNGE (Tavern)
- COSMO BEAUTY (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2026-01
- TECHNIC JANITORIAL SERVICES, LLC (Limited Business License)
- FAM ENTERTAINMENT (Public Place of Amusement (PAV))
- KASHIV PHARMA , LLC (Manufacturing Establishments)
- BARWALL CORPORATION/CULVER'S OF CHICAGO - BRONZEVILLE (Retail Food Establishment)
- BRONZEVILLE ANIMAL CLINIC (Animal Care License)
- K1 SEMICONDUCTOR (Manufacturing Establishments)