City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · Then vs Now

Dunning: 2025-05 vs 2026-05

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

2025-05 2026-05 Change
Building permits 40 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $1,536,923 $0 -100%
New business licenses 12 1 -92%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,463 0 -100%
Reported crimes 117 0 -100%
Violent crimes 39 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 13 0 -100%

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.

2026-05

Dunning logs zero permits, 311 calls, crimes in May

Every metric in Dunning hit zero in May—0 permits (down from 5 worth $344k in April), 0 service requests (down from 518), 0 crimes (down from 5). The only new business was UNO AUTO SERVICE, INC., a motor vehicle shop, compared to 9 openings the month prior. The across-the-board collapse suggests a data gap or reporting lag rather than actual silence.

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)

New businesses — 2026-05

  • UNO AUTO SERVICE, INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)