Hegewisch: 2025-01 vs 2026-01

Nine permits in Hegewisch totaled $552k in January, up from $47k the month before—a tenfold spike. Eight were express permits; one was for demolition. No new businesses registered. Service requests climbed 30 percent to 303, led by 58 streetlight complaints and 22 pothole calls. Crime ticked up to 70 incidents from 48, with violent offenses nearly doubling to 20. The permit surge likely ties to one large project, but the specifics aren't in the data.

Hegewisch's violent crime count doubled from 11 to 22 in January, pushing total crime up 25%. The neighborhood also logged 24 pothole complaints and 20 requests each for ice and snow removal and abandoned vehicle removal. On the business side, Epic Banquet Hall picked up three licenses—caterer's liquor, retail food, and consumption on premises. Building permits dropped by more than half, from 16 to seven, all falling under the express permit program. Total permit value slid 44% to about $119,000.