City In Review: Chicago

Edison Park · Then vs Now

Edison Park: 2024-07 vs 2025-07

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

2024-07 2025-07 Change
Building permits 17 11 -35%
Construction value ($) $973,750 $582,604 -40%
New business licenses 9 4 -56%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 412 306 -26%
Reported crimes 28 10 -64%
Violent crimes 9 2 -78%
Failed food inspections 1 0 -100%

2024-07

Edison Park permit value doubles on $974k in work

Seventeen permits pulled in July hit $974k, more than double June's $407k. Nine came through the express program. Pothole complaints (52) led 311 calls, followed by 40 reports of traffic signals out. Violent crime jumped from one incident to nine — an eight-fold spike that stands out given how little else moved. The neighborhood logged 412 service requests, up 7 percent.

2025-07

Edison Park pulls 11 permits worth $583k

Edison Park logged 11 permits in July, down from 14 the month before, with a total estimated value of $583k. Eight came through the express program. Permit value dropped about 20% month-over-month. No new businesses opened, none closed. Service requests, crime reports, and food inspection failures all came in at zero—a quiet summer month by most measures.

New businesses — 2024-07

  • EDISON PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • TAVERN ON THE POINT (Special Event Food)
  • PSC BOUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
  • WAXING & THREADING CENTER (Limited Business License)
  • TAVERN ON THE POINT (Outdoor Patio)
  • VX CONSULTING LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • TAVERN ON THE POINT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TAVERN ON THE POINT (Outdoor Patio)
  • TAVERN ON THE POINT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)

New businesses — 2025-07

  • EDISON PARK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • 1845 Esthetics (Regulated Business License)
  • O'HARA'S SON ROOFING COMPANY (Limited Business License)
  • Radiant Spa & Salon LLC (Limited Business License)