East Garfield Park · Then vs Now
East Garfield Park: 2024-09 vs 2025-09
A side-by-side look at how East Garfield Park shifted between two periods.
| 2024-09 | 2025-09 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 15 | 35 | +133% |
| Construction value ($) | $19,728,292 | $5,485,690 | -72% |
| New business licenses | 44 | 21 | -52% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 730 | 821 | +12% |
| Reported crimes | 388 | 332 | -14% |
| Violent crimes | 166 | 116 | -30% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 3 | +200% |
2024-09
Permit value jumps to $19.7M despite fewer projects
East Garfield Park pulled 15 permits in September—down from 22 the month before—but their combined value hit $19.7 million, more than double August's $7.9 million. Nine of those permits came through the city's express program. The rest were scattered: three renovation or alteration jobs, two reinstatements of revoked permits, and one new construction. No new business licenses. No 311 calls logged in the dataset. A lopsided month where a single big-dollar project likely shifted the whole picture.
2025-09
East Garfield Park issues 35 permits, half the prior dollar value
East Garfield Park issued 35 permits in September, up from 24 the month before. Most came through the express program—24 of them. But permit value dropped by half, from $12 million to $5.5 million. Four new-construction permits made the ledger alongside seven renovation jobs. No new business licenses or closures showed up this month.
New businesses — 2024-09
- BLACK LIGHT FELLOWSHIP (Regulated Business License)
- C. & B. WELDERS INC. (Manufacturing Establishments)
- PREVUE PET PRODUCTS INC (Limited Business License)
- CHICAGO MASTERING SERVICE, INC. (Limited Business License)
- METAL-I-GENICS STUDIO (Limited Business License)
- QUAILTY RESTORATIONS INC (Limited Business License)
- CITYESCAPE GARDEN & DESIGN LLC (Limited Business License)
- ACCORN GRANITE & MARBLE (Limited Business License)
- HD DESIGN & PRINTING, LLC (Limited Business License)
- WILCOX TRUCK AUTO REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
New businesses — 2025-09
- MADISON 1 STOP SHOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- FLOR BORICUA (Special Event Food)
- 520 BP Gas/ Adams Deli Sandwich (Tobacco)
- AL'S UNDER THE L (Retail Food Establishment)
- LINDSAY ITALIAN ICE (Special Event Food)
- YOYO FOOD MART, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- SAFER FOUNDATION (Raffles)
- URBAN BEAUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
- LOUISE CREATION AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING (Limited Business License)
- THREE STARS FOOD MARKET, INC. (Tobacco)