City In Review: Chicago

Humboldt Park · Then vs Now

Humboldt Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 31 57 +84%
Construction value ($) $3,492,335 $2,352,416 -33%
New business licenses 28 25 -11%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,739 1,997 +15%
Reported crimes 645 509 -21%
Violent crimes 239 161 -33%
Failed food inspections 4 0 -100%

2024-06

Humboldt Park permit value jumps to $3.5M

Permits in Humboldt Park dropped from 44 to 31 in June, but their total value more than doubled to $3.5 million. Eighteen express permits led the count, followed by eight renovation jobs. The neighborhood didn't log any new business licenses or closures this month.

2025-06

Humboldt Park permit value drops 76% to $2.4M

Permit filings jumped 43% in June—57 versus 40 the month prior—but total dollar value collapsed from $9.8 million to $2.4 million. Nearly half the permits came through the express program, which typically handles smaller jobs. Signs accounted for another 14 filings. No new business licenses showed up, and the larger construction categories stayed quiet.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • TANESHA L. GOODWIN HALL (Peddler License)
  • TRAVOY DAVIS JOHNSON (Peddler License)
  • THUMBTACK HOME SERVICES, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • CASTILLO JEWELRY CORP. (Limited Business License)
  • CHICAGO GREENWORKS, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • Arroyo LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • Sharpen Up (Regulated Business License)
  • PACO Collective (Limited Business License)
  • iConnect (Secondhand Dealer)
  • Jane Addams Resource Corporation (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • AREPA GEORGE CANTINA (Special Event Food)
  • DENYS OSTRYK (Peddler License)
  • SILEMI'S OCCASIONAL GIFTS (Limited Business License)
  • FUNK SHUI BOUTIQUE (Limited Business License)
  • J & J FISH & CHICKEN (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NICK'S ON NORTH (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DOLLAR TREE #08796 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • USA Roofing Supply, Inc. (Limited Business License)
  • MIDTOWN MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MIDTOWN MARKET (Tobacco)