City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · Then vs Now

Dunning: 2024-05 vs 2025-05

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

2024-05 2025-05 Change
Building permits 26 40 +54%
Construction value ($) $507,653 $1,536,923 +203%
New business licenses 13 12 -8%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,482 1,463 -1%
Reported crimes 141 117 -17%
Violent crimes 60 39 -35%
Failed food inspections 4 13 +225%

2024-05

Dunning permit count jumps 73% on half-million total

Dunning logged 26 permits in May, up from 15 the month before. Most were express permits (17), followed by six renovation jobs. Despite the uptick in activity, total permit value dropped sharply to about $508k from $4.5 million in April. No new businesses opened and no service requests were filed.

2025-05

Dunning permit value drops 83% despite more filings

Dunning issued 40 permits in May, up 38% from April, but their total value fell 83% to $1.5 million. Most permits—32 of them—came through the express program. A dozen new businesses opened, including Friends Hypermarket and Wonderland Child Care Center #3. Service requests jumped 24%, led by 148 tree emergencies. Violent crime rose 63%, from 24 incidents to 39. Food inspection failures hit 13, up from one the month before.

New businesses — 2024-05

  • JOHN STACHURA (Peddler License)
  • MICHELADAS EL PATRON (Special Event Food)
  • VITIELLO'S WINE BEER & SPIRITS INC. (Tobacco)
  • EL BERRISHI (Limited Business License)
  • FUAD'S MART (Limited Business License)
  • MICHELADAS EL PATRON (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • CHICAGOLAND DELI EXPRESS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • T-MOBILE (Limited Business License)
  • BREAKFAST HOUSE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • UNO AUTO SERVICE, INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)

New businesses — 2025-05

  • FRIENDS HYPERMARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
  • WONDERLAND CHILD CARE CENTER #3 (Children's Services Facility License)
  • BREATHE EASY AIR DUCT CLEANING (Regulated Business License)
  • Stronghold Jiu-Jitsu Academy (Limited Business License)
  • CHLORINATING, LTD., INC. (Limited Business License)
  • TWO BROTHERS DUCT CLEANING LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • MICHOACANA SUPERMARKET CORP. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JESSICA YAMBERLA (Peddler License)
  • TROPICAL NUTRITION TWIST (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Lima Restaurant (Retail Food Establishment)