City In Review: Chicago

Hegewisch · Then vs Now

Hegewisch: 2025-04 vs 2026-04

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

2025-04 2026-04 Change
Building permits 9 1 -89%
Construction value ($) $205,930 $9,000 -96%
New business licenses 3 1 -67%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 285 321 +13%
Reported crimes 65 28 -57%
Violent crimes 17 12 -29%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2025-04

Hegewisch logs 51 pothole complaints in April

Hegewisch residents called in 51 pothole complaints in April, leading a 311 docket that otherwise ran to streetlight outages and garbage cart fixes. Building permits dropped to nine from 13 the month prior, with total declared value falling 35% to roughly $206k. Seven of those nine were express permits. Crime fell 21% to 65 incidents, though violent offenses held steady at 17. No new business licenses or closures.

2026-04

Hegewisch permit activity plunges to one $9k job

April brought a single permit—a $9,000 express job—down from 22 permits worth $662k in March. Keepsakes Tattoo Studio opened with a regulated business license. Service requests dipped 8 percent to 321, led by 66 pothole complaints and 25 dead animal pickups. Crime fell a third overall, though violent incidents edged up from 11 to 12.

New businesses — 2025-04

  • ESSENTIAL WAX CENTER INC. (Limited Business License)
  • Supreme Cuts Barber Studio (Limited Business License)
  • All American Style (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2026-04

  • KEEPSAKES TATTOO STUDIO (Regulated Business License)