City In Review: Chicago

Jefferson Park · Then vs Now

Jefferson Park: 2025-01 vs 2026-01

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

2025-01 2026-01 Change
Building permits 11 12 +9%
Construction value ($) $1,348,316 $501,600 -63%
New business licenses 12 5 -58%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 840 917 +9%
Reported crimes 62 73 +18%
Violent crimes 16 21 +31%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2025-01

Jefferson Park permit value hits $1.35M

Eleven permits totaled $1.35 million in January, more than double December's $619k, even as permit filings slipped from 14 to 11. The eight express permits and two renovation jobs drove the value jump. Service requests climbed 36% to 840, led by 113 shared-cost sidewalk applications and 113 tree-trim requests (a category the city no longer accepts). Crime dropped 26% to 62 incidents; violent offenses fell from 21 to 16. One restaurant failed inspection.

2026-01

Jefferson Park permit value falls to $502k

Jefferson Park issued 12 permits in January, down from 18 the month before, with total value dropping to $502k from $1.9 million. Six permits went to express work, three to signs. Four new businesses opened: Frank's Martial Art Tae Kwondo (a children's services facility), a 7-Eleven tobacco license, Vohra Tax & Accounting, and David Lee got a peddler license. Residents filed 620 service requests, led by 143 for shared-cost sidewalk work and 110 for tree trimming. Crime logged 51 incidents, 13 of them violent.

New businesses — 2025-01

  • JACKIE O'S BEAUTY SALON MGL (Limited Business License)
  • AUSTIN SPECIAL CHICAGO (Raffles)
  • NORTHWEST CLEANERS (Regulated Business License)
  • SI MOTORS (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • SPLASH HAND CAR WASH (Limited Business License)
  • CMS AUTO REPAIR INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • TRENCHES BOXING AND FITNESS, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • SI Electric (Limited Business License)
  • TOP TAX INC. (Limited Business License)
  • FEEL RELAXED (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2026-01

  • FRANK'S MARTIAL ART TAE KWONDO (Children's Services Facility License)
  • 7-Eleven #33591D (Tobacco)
  • VOHRA TAX & ACCOUNTING (Limited Business License)
  • DAVID LEE (Peddler License)
  • All Seasons Screen Printing & Embroidery (Manufacturing Establishments)