City In Review: Chicago

Greater Grand Crossing · Then vs Now

Greater Grand Crossing: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

A side-by-side look at how Greater Grand Crossing shifted between two periods.

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 34 37 +9%
Construction value ($) $1,812,539 $754,690 -58%
New business licenses 117 16 -86%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,112 1,021 -8%
Reported crimes 580 513 -12%
Violent crimes 191 190 -1%
Failed food inspections 1 5 +400%

2024-10

Greater Grand Crossing gets $1.8M in permits, 17 on express track

Greater Grand Crossing logged 34 permits in October—down 21% from September's 43—but total value inched up to $1.8 million. Half were express permits, 17 in all. Another 14 covered renovations and alterations. The rest: one sign, one reinstated revoked permit, and one new construction job. No new businesses opened.

2025-10

Greater Grand Crossing permit value drops by half

Greater Grand Crossing pulled 37 permits in October, down from 42 the month before, but the real shift was in dollar value—$755k versus $1.5 million, a 51% drop. Thirty of those permits came through the express program, a streamlined track for smaller jobs. Three renovation permits and a single new construction permit rounded out the activity. No new businesses opened, no 311 requests logged, and the neighborhood had a quiet month otherwise.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • NEXGEN BIOMETRICS (Limited Business License)
  • AP RICHESS HAIR STUDIO (Limited Business License)
  • MIRANDA A. TUCKER (Peddler License)
  • ANGELCARE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLY COMPANY (Limited Business License)
  • B B D (Limited Business License)
  • ANDEE BOILER & WELDING CO (Limited Business License)
  • URBAN BEAUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
  • TEN THIRTYFIVE (Limited Business License)
  • KMT (Limited Business License)
  • TPP (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • S & J MOBIL OIL INC (Tobacco)
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH MARKETING GROUP, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • JORDAN FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • R & S Beverages (Tobacco)
  • KING FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • TOWN DOLLAR STORE (Tobacco)
  • DAY ONE ESTATE DIRECTORS (Limited Business License)
  • CITGO (Tobacco)
  • HAROLDS CHICKEN CHATHAM #82 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • A & J FOOD MARKET INCORPORATED (Tobacco)