City In Review: Chicago

Jefferson Park · Then vs Now

Jefferson Park: 2024-09 vs 2025-09

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

2024-09 2025-09 Change
Building permits 19 28 +47%
Construction value ($) $328,176 $416,440 +27%
New business licenses 11 20 +82%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 813 803 -1%
Reported crimes 82 69 -16%
Violent crimes 19 25 +32%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2024-09

Jefferson Park permit value nearly doubles to $328k

Jefferson Park pulled nineteen permits in September, two fewer than August, but their total value jumped ninety percent to $328,176. Seventeen were express permits, likely small interior jobs. Rodent complaints topped the 311 list with ninety-one calls, followed by sixty-five pothole reports. Violent crime fell twenty-seven percent to nineteen incidents. One restaurant failed inspection. No new business licenses appeared in the data.

2025-09

Jefferson Park permit value drops 82% to $416k

Jefferson Park pulled 28 permits in September worth $416k, down from $2.4 million the month before—an 82% drop. Most permits were express jobs. Service requests fell 23% to 803, with rodent baiting complaints leading at 108. Abandoned vehicle complaints came in second at 66. Crime dropped 21% to 69 incidents, including 25 violent offenses. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-09

  • MC MEXICAN GRILL LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 7-Eleven #33591J (Retail Food Establishment)
  • 7-Eleven #33591J (Tobacco)
  • Sunnyside Plants (Limited Business License)
  • 7-Eleven #33591J (Package Goods)
  • WHOLE LEEF (Tobacco)
  • Unison Home (Limited Business License)
  • Jeran Day School (Children's Services Facility License)
  • THE BOSS HOOKAH LOUNGE (Tobacco)
  • Gladstone Food Mart (Package Goods)

New businesses — 2025-09

  • Corral House Inc. (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • ANTIOCH PIZZA SHOP - GLADSTONE PARK (Retail Food Establishment)
  • C & H AUTO REPAIR, INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • VIP LIMOUSINE INC. (Limited Business License)
  • WHOLE LEEF (Tobacco)
  • MCDONALD'S (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THE PERFECT CAR WASH & DETAIL (Limited Business License)
  • RESURRECTION PHYSICIANS PROVIDER GROUP (Limited Business License)
  • LIMO CORP WORLDWIDE (Limited Business License)
  • KIDS ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Children's Services Facility License)