City In Review: Chicago

Greater Grand Crossing · Then vs Now

Greater Grand Crossing: 2025-04 vs 2026-04

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

2025-04 2026-04 Change
Building permits 33 25 -24%
Construction value ($) $2,856,826 $1,939,289 -32%
New business licenses 20 15 -25%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,199 1,176 -2%
Reported crimes 477 288 -40%
Violent crimes 197 126 -36%
Failed food inspections 2 1 -50%

2025-04

Greater Grand Crossing holds steady at 33 permits

Greater Grand Crossing issued 33 permits in April, matching March's count but down 9% in total value to $2.9 million. Twenty-three came through the express program, with nine renovation permits rounding out the activity. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests didn't register in the monthly snapshot. A quiet month by most measures.

2026-04

Greater Grand Crossing crime falls 41%

Crime dropped 41% in Greater Grand Crossing in April—288 incidents, down from 485. Violent offenses fell by the same margin. Falcon Fuel / Sals Philly and Seafood opened with filling station, tobacco, and retail food licenses. Mobil Gas Station and Jimmy's Family Food also arrived. Permit value slid 24% to $1.94 million across 25 permits, 20 of them through the express program. Residents filed 91 pothole complaints, leading all 311 requests.

New businesses — 2025-04

  • SVALENTINE PRODUCTIONS LLC (Limited Business License)
  • FORMAN MILLS INC. (Limited Business License)
  • 3 R HVAC & REFRIGERATION (Regulated Business License)
  • AUTO EMPIRE CORPORATION (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • FISHERMAN'S ISLAND (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BRISCO HEATING & COOLING (Regulated Business License)
  • JIMMY'S FAMILY FOOD, INC. (Tobacco)
  • AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR METRO BY T-MOBILE (Limited Business License)
  • CANNON'S T-SHIRTS & MORE (Limited Business License)
  • PRONTO GLASS INC. (Regulated Business License)

New businesses — 2026-04

  • FALCON FUEL / SALS PHILLY AND SEAFOOD (Filling Station)
  • FALCON FUEL / SALS PHILLY AND SEAFOOD (Tobacco)
  • FALCON FUEL (Limited Business License)
  • FALCON FUEL / SALS PHILLY AND SEAFOOD (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MOBIL GAS STATION (Tobacco)
  • MOBIL GAS STATION (Filling Station)
  • MOBIL GAS STATION (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JIMMY'S FAMILY FOOD, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JIMMY'S FAMILY FOOD, INC. (Tobacco)
  • JIMMY'S FAMILY FOOD, INC. (Limited Business License)