City In Review: Chicago

Gage Park · Then vs Now

Gage Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 23 18 -22%
Construction value ($) $216,684 $261,520 +21%
New business licenses 18 101 +461%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,468 1,078 -27%
Reported crimes 208 176 -15%
Violent crimes 80 73 -9%
Failed food inspections 4 4 0%

2024-06

Gage Park permit count jumps 53%, value drops

Gage Park pulled 23 permits in June, up from 15 the month before. Nearly all of them—19—came through the express permit program, likely minor fixes and quick turnarounds. Total dollar value slid to $217k from $312k, a 30% drop despite the higher volume. No new business licenses, no service requests logged. A month of small-scale work.

2025-06

Violent crime jumps 49% in Gage Park

Violent crime rose to 73 incidents in June, up from 49 the month before. Overall crime held mostly flat at 176 reports. Permit value cratered 96.5% to $261k after an unusually high May. The 18 permits issued were dominated by express permits (14), while residents filed 194 graffiti removal requests and 81 complaints about open hydrants. Food inspection failures quadrupled to four.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • ISIS BEAUTY SALON, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • ARNIE AND SON HEATING & COOLING, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • IM & N DOLLAR PLUS (Tobacco)
  • SHELL GAS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Snipes (Limited Business License)
  • SAFWAY ATLANTIC, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • CATALINA CRUZ PALACIOS (Peddler License)
  • SHELL GAS (Filling Station)
  • CUPBOARD FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • MO'S AUTO REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • OZIEL SAENZ (Peddler License)
  • C&M FASHION (Limited Business License)
  • L U TRANSPORT INC (Limited Business License)
  • IROQUOIS PRODUCTS (Limited Business License)
  • Lopez Plumbing Systems Inc. (Limited Business License)
  • FERRETODO INC. (Limited Business License)
  • WESTERN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • HANI LIQUOR STATION (Retail Food Establishment)
  • LA FUENTE RESTAURANTE # 2 (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • CLOWNS PANCAKE HOUSE, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)