Dunning · Then vs Now
Dunning: 2024-08 vs 2025-08
A side-by-side look at how Dunning shifted between two periods.
| 2024-08 | 2025-08 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 35 | 27 | -23% |
| Construction value ($) | $746,299 | $719,079 | -4% |
| New business licenses | 15 | 24 | +60% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,222 | 1,495 | +22% |
| Reported crimes | 132 | 121 | -8% |
| Violent crimes | 33 | 44 | +33% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 3 | +50% |
2024-08
Dunning permit value up 42% to $746k
Permit value in Dunning rose 42% in August to $746,299, driven largely by 27 express permits. Fifteen new businesses opened, including Gwacamole Restaurant, D's Corner Hair Studio, and Kidd Joe's Tat Cave Tattoo & Body Piercing. Service requests dropped 42%, from 2,100 to 1,222—rodent baiting still topped the list with 158 calls. Crime fell 11% to 132 incidents, with violent offenses down slightly to 33. Two food inspections failed, down from three the month prior.
2025-08
Dunning violent crime up 47%, three food fails
Violent crime in Dunning jumped from 30 incidents in July to 44 in August, a 47% climb. Overall crime fell 8%, dropping from 131 to 121. Permits slipped from 30 to 27, though total value rose 4% to $719k; 22 of the 27 were express permits. The neighborhood logged 1,495 service requests, up 3% from July. Rodent baiting complaints topped the list at 176, followed by 113 abandoned vehicle reports. Three food establishments failed inspections, up from one the month prior.
New businesses — 2024-08
- JT FOOD AND LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- ELI'S CHEESECAKE COMPANY (Special Event Food)
- GWACAMOLE RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- D'S CORNER HAIR STUDIO, INC. (Limited Business License)
- TITO'S HAIR STUDIO (Limited Business License)
- SKILLS BARBER SHOP 2 (Limited Business License)
- KIDD JOE' S TAT CAVE TATTOO & BODY PIERCING (Regulated Business License)
- MC DONALD'S #5697 (Retail Food Establishment)
- IRVING SHELL GAS AND FOOD, INC. (Tobacco)
- MAX' FOOD & LIQUOR 1 (Tobacco)
New businesses — 2025-08
- RENUEVATE HAIR SALON & SPA INC. (Limited Business License)
- DUNKIN DONUTS / BASKIN ROBBINS (Retail Food Establishment)
- LA MICHOACANA CHICAGO ICE CREAM SHOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- NAIL TECHNICIAN (Limited Business License)
- IRVING SHELL GAS AND FOOD, INC. (Tobacco)
- J'ADORE HAIR STUDIO (Limited Business License)
- ALMA LATINA BEAUTY SALON (Limited Business License)
- JT FOOD AND LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- MAX' FOOD & LIQUOR 1 (Retail Food Establishment)
- OBERG MEDICAL - XL DIVISION (Manufacturing Establishments)