City In Review: Chicago

Douglas · Then vs Now

Douglas: 2025-02 vs 2026-02

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

2025-02 2026-02 Change
Building permits 6 8 +33%
Construction value ($) $4,173,975 $511,700 -88%
New business licenses 5 4 -20%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 217 256 +18%
Reported crimes 209 253 +21%
Violent crimes 64 57 -11%
Failed food inspections 3 1 -67%

2025-02

Douglas permit value hits $4.2M in February

Six permits in Douglas totaled $4.2 million in February, up nearly 600% from January's $599,000 even as permit count dropped from nine to six. The work included new construction and renovation projects. Service requests climbed 19% to 217, with street light outages leading the list at 29 complaints. Violent crime fell 18% (64 incidents versus 78 the prior month). Three food spots failed inspections after zero failures in January.

2026-02

Douglas permit values hit $512k on eight projects

Douglas logged $512k in permit values in February, more than double the prior month's $220k, though the count rose just one to eight. Five went through the express program; three were renovations. Four businesses got licenses, including Duke's Grooming Studio and CVS pharmacy. Service requests fell 9% to 256—street light outages led at 32 calls. Violent crime dropped 11% to 57 incidents. One food place failed inspection.

New businesses — 2025-02

  • RAW HOLDINGS LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • DOCK'S GREAT FISH (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JRA MANAGEMENT (Limited Business License)
  • CHYODO GROUP, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • CURL KITCHEN (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2026-02

  • INTRINSIC HOME CARE (Limited Business License)
  • CVS / PHARMACY #11623 (Limited Business License)
  • Alliance for Community Peace (Limited Business License)
  • DUKE'S GROOMING STUDIO LLC (Animal Care License)