City In Review: Chicago

Hyde Park · Then vs Now

Hyde Park: 2024-04 vs 2025-04

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

2024-04 2025-04 Change
Building permits 19 37 +95%
Construction value ($) $179,220 $14,823,263 +8171%
New business licenses 17 15 -12%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 402 403 +0%
Reported crimes 187 208 +11%
Violent crimes 57 50 -12%
Failed food inspections 3 0 -100%

2024-04

Hyde Park residents request 28 lead test kits

Hyde Park logged 19 permits worth $179k in April, most of them through the express program. Residents filed 402 service requests, led by 36 info-only calls and 30 pothole complaints. Twenty-eight households asked for water lead test kits. The neighborhood recorded 187 crimes, 57 of them violent. Three food establishments failed inspection. No new business licenses issued.

2025-04

Hyde Park violent crime jumps 43% in April

Hyde Park logged 50 violent crimes in April, up 43% from 35 the month before. Total crime rose 19% to 208 incidents. Permits climbed 28% to 37, though their dollar value fell 12% to $14.8 million. Express permits led with 19, followed by 10 renovation-or-alteration jobs. Residents called 311 about 50 busted streetlights, the most common complaint. Service requests overall dropped 11% to 403.

New businesses — 2024-04

  • 1132 N MOZART LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • THE SUPPLY SHOP LLC (Limited Business License)
  • MILO'S SALON & SPA (Limited Business License)
  • PLEIN AIR (Package Goods)
  • DUNKIN DONUTS/ BASKIN ROBBINS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JET'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Capital One Cafe (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TRUENORTH CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Cajun Boil & Shake (Retail Food Establishment)
  • PLEIN AIR (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)

New businesses — 2025-04

  • DEPENDABLE CLEANING SOLUTIONS LLC (Limited Business License)
  • PLAY (Limited Business License)
  • POWELL'S BOOKSTORE INC (Limited Business License)
  • STARBUCKS COFFEE #226 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • LULULEMON (Limited Business License)
  • STARBUCKS COFFEE #2827 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • JASMIN NAILS & SPA INC. (Limited Business License)
  • CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT MEAT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MHN MY HOME NURSES (Limited Business License)
  • EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS (Retail Food Establishment)