City In Review: Chicago

Hyde Park · Then vs Now

Hyde Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 30 38 +27%
Construction value ($) $3,080,412 $7,130,355 +131%
New business licenses 86 18 -79%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 500 537 +7%
Reported crimes 223 264 +18%
Violent crimes 64 49 -23%
Failed food inspections 0 1 +1

2024-06

Hyde Park logs 62 broken street lights in June

Thirty permits pulled in June totaled $3.1 million, down from $106 million the month before — likely reflecting one or two enormous projects wrapping up in May. Most of the June work came through express permits (15) and renovations (8). Complaints to 311 jumped 41%, led by 62 reports of busted street lights and 45 pothole calls. Crime rose 30%, with violent incidents climbing from 49 to 64. No new businesses opened or closed.

2025-06

Hyde Park permit count jumps 46%, led by express filings

Hyde Park pulled 38 permits in June, up from 26 the month prior. More than half—21—came through the city's express program, which fast-tracks smaller projects. Another 10 covered renovations or alterations. Total permitted value rose modestly to $7.1 million from $6.6 million. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data. It's a quiet June otherwise, but the uptick in express permits suggests a cluster of minor rehab work across the neighborhood.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • BURRITO BEACH (Retail Food Establishment)
  • HEALTHY FEET INC (Limited Business License)
  • FIRST AID COMICS (Limited Business License)
  • VIDEO CONNECTION OF HYDE PARK (Limited Business License)
  • DRAWERS & CO (Limited Business License)
  • JEFFERY DOLLAR STORE (Limited Business License)
  • HAE S KIM (Limited Business License)
  • BROWN & MOMEN ASSOC., INC. (Limited Business License)
  • TOYS ET CETERA (Limited Business License)
  • PAGE TOO HAIR DESIGN (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • AHF Pharmacy (Limited Business License)
  • PHILZ COFFEE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THREADING AND WAXING SALON (Limited Business License)
  • C & R REMODELING AND DECORATING INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • LITTLE INSPIRATIONS (Children's Services Facility License)
  • THE PENTHOUSE HYDE PARK (Public Place of Amusement)
  • INGLESIDE FOOD MARKET, INC. (Tobacco)
  • "Savoirfaire" (Peddler License)
  • THE PENTHOUSE HYDE PARK (Outdoor Patio)
  • MARAVILLAS RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)