City In Review: Chicago

Jefferson Park · Then vs Now

Jefferson Park: 2024-08 vs 2025-08

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

2024-08 2025-08 Change
Building permits 21 30 +43%
Construction value ($) $172,935 $2,353,560 +1261%
New business licenses 12 16 +33%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 896 1,041 +16%
Reported crimes 86 87 +1%
Violent crimes 26 33 +27%
Failed food inspections 0 1 +1

2024-08

Rat complaints top Jefferson Park's 311 list

Jefferson Park logged 103 rodent baiting requests in August, leading a 311 roster that also included 84 pothole complaints and 75 garbage cart issues. Permits dropped to 21 from 25, with total construction value falling 84 percent to $173k—most of that came through 15 express permits. Violent crime ticked down slightly to 26 incidents. No new business licenses were filed, and no food establishments failed inspection.

2025-08

Jefferson Park permit value hits $2.4M in August

Jefferson Park logged $2.4 million in building permits during August, up 57% from July, though the count held at 30. Twenty of those were express permits. New businesses included Kisbi Coffee, Neko Sushi & Thai, and a 7-Eleven among 16 total arrivals. Violent crime climbed from 21 incidents to 33. Residents filed 153 rodent baiting requests, the top 311 category. One food establishment failed inspection.

New businesses — 2024-08

  • TATAS TACOS (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • POLPRESS, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • Higher Learning Music Group (Limited Business License)
  • R.A.S TIRE SALES 2 (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • Jefferson Park Grill, Inc. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Gladstone Food Mart (Tobacco)
  • Gladstone Food Mart (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EXXON (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EXXON (Filling Station)
  • EXXON (Tobacco)

New businesses — 2025-08

  • 7-Eleven #33067J (Retail Food Establishment)
  • COPERNICUS FOUNDATION (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • Kisbi Coffee (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NEKO SUSHI & THAI (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Heartland Signal LLC (Limited Business License)
  • Rocket Plumbing Inc (Regulated Business License)
  • Kreative Cave LLC (Limited Business License)
  • West Hemisphere (Limited Business License)
  • EXXON (Tobacco)
  • Gladstone Food Mart (Tobacco)