City In Review: Chicago

Edison Park · Then vs Now

Edison Park: 2024-04 vs 2025-04

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

2024-04 2025-04 Change
Building permits 6 13 +117%
Construction value ($) $558,032 $792,779 +42%
New business licenses 6 5 -17%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 359 341 -5%
Reported crimes 15 22 +47%
Violent crimes 3 3 0%
Failed food inspections 1 3 +200%

2024-04

Edison Park logs $558k in permits, mostly express work

Six permits totaled $558,032 in April, four of them through the express program. Residents filed 73 tree-trim requests and 46 pothole complaints. Fifteen crimes were reported, three violent. No new businesses opened or closed. One food establishment failed inspection.

2025-04

Edison Park permit value jumps to $793k

Edison Park pulled 13 permits in April, worth $793k—up nearly 50% from March's $532k. Nine were express permits; one new construction and one demo rounded out the activity. Residents filed 98 pothole complaints, more than quadrupling the next-highest 311 category. Crime dropped 31%, from 32 incidents to 22, though violent offenses ticked up from two to three. No businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-04

  • WESO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • RIVER SPA (Regulated Business License)
  • EDISON PARK INN (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EDISON PARK INN (Tavern)
  • HC Strategic Advisors, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • WESO (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-04

  • TOP MEN BARBER SHOP (Limited Business License)
  • HOLLISA MARIE ROSENGRANT (Regulated Business License)
  • Anywhere Fitness (Limited Business License)
  • JUBILEE COFFEE, INC. / DBA DUNKIN' DONUTS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Epic Craft Ice Cream (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))