City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · Then vs Now

Englewood: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 30 29 -3%
Construction value ($) $1,026,685 $823,871 -20%
New business licenses 10 16 +60%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,175 1,127 -4%
Reported crimes 509 468 -8%
Violent crimes 190 191 +1%
Failed food inspections 2 4 +100%

2024-06

Englewood permit value drops 68% despite more filings

Englewood issued 30 permits in June, up from 25 the month before, but total construction value cratered from $3.2 million to just over $1 million. Twenty of those permits were express—quick stuff, typically low-dollar work. Weed removal topped the 311 list with 97 requests, followed by 84 building violations. Crime rose 13% to 509 incidents, though violent offenses actually fell 10% to 190. Two food establishments failed inspection, after none the previous month. No new businesses opened or closed.

2025-06

Englewood permit value triples to $824k

Englewood's permit value jumped 208% in June, hitting $824k on 29 permits—up from $267k the month before. Twenty of those permits came through the express program, with another five for renovations or alterations. Service requests climbed 11.5% to 1,127, led by weed removal (78 calls) and garbage cart maintenance (72). Violent crime ticked down 3% even as overall crime rose slightly. Four food establishments failed inspections, double May's count.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • Cara Chicago (Limited Business License)
  • Cleanslate Chicago (Limited Business License)
  • TAYLORMADE QUE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • WHITE CASTLE #90 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RACINE ONE STOP FOOD (Tobacco)
  • CITGO (Tobacco)
  • B P (Tobacco)
  • SHARIF'S FOOD & LIQUORS INC. (Tobacco)
  • 63RD NAILS (Limited Business License)
  • BP GAS STATION (Tobacco)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • VINCENT R FEAZELL (Peddler License)
  • B P (Filling Station)
  • BP GAS STATION (Filling Station)
  • BP GAS STATION (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BP GAS STATION (Tobacco)
  • RACINE ONE STOP FOOD (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CITGO (Filling Station)
  • B P (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CITGO (Tobacco)
  • B P (Tobacco)