City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · Then vs Now

Dunning: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 18 18 0%
Construction value ($) $2,535,284 $2,550,552 +1%
New business licenses 31 9 -71%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 831 926 +11%
Reported crimes 122 118 -3%
Violent crimes 32 40 +25%
Failed food inspections 0 2 +2

2024-11

Dunning permit value jumps to $2.5M despite fewer permits

Dunning issued just 18 permits in November—down 45% from October—but their combined value hit $2.5 million, nearly quadrupling the prior month's $662k. Fifteen of those permits came through the city's express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 26% to 831, led by streetlight outages (105) and rodent complaints (96). Crime fell by a quarter overall, though violent incidents ticked up slightly from 30 to 32.

2025-11

Dunning permit value jumps 372% to $2.6M

Permit value in Dunning shot up from $540k to $2.6 million in November, even as the count slipped from 20 to 18. Most permits came through the express program (14), with two new-construction jobs in the mix. Service requests dropped 14% to 926, with blue recycling carts, abandoned vehicles, and rodent complaints splitting the top spots almost evenly—106, 100, and 99 calls respectively. Crime fell 15% overall to 118 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up from 34 to 40. Two food establishments failed inspection, down from five.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • Johanna's Custom Drapes (Limited Business License)
  • MICHOACANA SUPERMARKET CORP. (Package Goods)
  • 9TWENTYEIGHT CATERING (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • ELI'S CHEESECAKE COMPANY (Special Event Food)
  • VARGAS CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE CORPORATION (Regulated Business License)
  • AAGIAS FURNITURE (Limited Business License)
  • ACCESSMAIDS (Limited Business License)
  • J.P. PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • AI NAIL SPA (Limited Business License)
  • NONI PRINT (Regulated Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • TACOTLAN (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • SMART MINDS DAYCARE (Children's Services Facility License)
  • LIGO ACCOUNTANTS, LTD. (Limited Business License)
  • Total Wireless (Limited Business License)
  • WAG YOUR TAIL (Animal Care License)
  • 7-ELEVEN #30099C (Tobacco)
  • ELOTES GUY SUPER BOTANAS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Sami Swoi Agency (Limited Business License)
  • Chicago Latvian Preschool (Children's Services Facility License)