City In Review: Chicago

East Garfield Park · Then vs Now

East Garfield Park: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

A side-by-side look at how East Garfield Park shifted between two periods.

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 9 31 +244%
Construction value ($) $675,350 $2,233,654 +231%
New business licenses 12 7 -42%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 475 635 +34%
Reported crimes 308 309 +0%
Violent crimes 115 106 -8%
Failed food inspections 4 1 -75%

2024-11

East Garfield Park permits drop to $675k

East Garfield Park pulled nine permits in November, down from 27 the month before. Total permitted value came in at $675,350—a 92% drop from October's $8.7 million. Four renovation permits led the count, followed by three express permits and single entries for demolition and new construction. No new businesses opened, none closed, and 311 data wasn't reported for the month.

2025-11

East Garfield Park permit value drops 75% despite steady count

East Garfield Park logged 31 permits in November, nearly identical to October's 30, but total value plunged from $9.1 million to $2.2 million. Eighteen permits came through the express program, followed by five renovation-or-alteration jobs. No new businesses opened, none closed. The sharp value drop suggests last month's big-dollar projects didn't repeat.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • DEONDRA LAVONTA BUCHANAN (Peddler License)
  • MOVEMENT AND JUSTICE STUDIO (Limited Business License)
  • TUCKPOINTING MASONRY SYSTEM (Regulated Business License)
  • HAVEN Home Staging and Redesign, Inc. (Limited Business License)
  • 9TWENTYEIGHT CATERING (Caterer's Liquor License)
  • AKIRA (Limited Business License)
  • Bradley Communications Inc (Regulated Business License)
  • Anchor Mechanical, Inc (Limited Business License)
  • Baba's famous steak and lemonade (Retail Food Establishment)
  • URBAN FLORA (Regulated Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • JUNGLE LORDS INC. (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR #31914 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BIOFOAM INC (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • B. I. INCORPORATED (Limited Business License)
  • LOCTIGHT (Regulated Business License)
  • Crash Champions LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • CHESAS BISTRO & BAR (Mobile Food License)