City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · Then vs Now

Englewood: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 27 20 -26%
Construction value ($) $646,000 $536,508 -17%
New business licenses 12 13 +8%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 686 726 +6%
Reported crimes 397 374 -6%
Violent crimes 156 141 -10%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-11

Englewood gets 27 permits worth $646k

Englewood logged 27 permits in November, up 23% from October, but their total value dropped 41% to $646,000. Eighteen came through the express permit program. Nine covered renovation or alteration work. No new businesses opened.

2025-11

Englewood permit count falls to 20

Englewood issued 20 permits in November, down from 51 the month before. Permit value dropped to $537k, a 71% slide. Most were express-program jobs; four went to signs, three to renovations. Service requests fell 20% to 726, led by garbage cart maintenance and abandoned vehicle complaints. Crime dropped 20% to 374 incidents. Violent offenses fell 28% to 141. No new business licenses or closures showed up.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • THE GRAN BURRITO XPRESS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RACINE FOOD & SPIRITS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • RACINE FOOD & SPIRITS (Package Goods)
  • KINGS FOOD GROCERY STORE (Tobacco)
  • UNIQUE JEWELRY (Limited Business License)
  • CITGO (Tobacco)
  • VITALIZING BUSINESS SOLUTIONS INC., (Regulated Business License)
  • CITGO (Filling Station)
  • Baba's Famous Steak and Lemonade (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CITGO (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • SUPER STEAK (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DBJ MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY (Children's Services Facility License)
  • BABA'S MINI MARKET, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BABA'S MINI MARKET, INC. (Tobacco)
  • THE SALVATION ARMY RED SHIELD CENTER (Limited Business License)
  • Help At Home (Limited Business License)
  • GOOD BUDDY LLC (Limited Business License)
  • KINGS FOOD GROCERY STORE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • KINGS FOOD GROCERY STORE (Tobacco)
  • HALSTED WAY FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)