City In Review: Chicago

Lincoln Park · Then vs Now

Lincoln Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 151 104 -31%
Construction value ($) $19,780,678 $14,927,930 -25%
New business licenses 51 59 +16%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,995 2,281 +14%
Reported crimes 366 334 -9%
Violent crimes 60 71 +18%
Failed food inspections 4 6 +50%

2024-06

Lincoln Park permit count jumps 80% on express filings

Lincoln Park logged 151 permits in June, up 80% from May, with 92 of them coming through the express program. Total permitted work hit $19.8 million, a 10% bump. Renovation permits and signage made up most of the rest. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data.

2025-06

Lincoln Park permit value triples to $14.9M

Lincoln Park logged 104 permits in June, up 37% from May, with a total value of $14.9 million—nearly triple the prior month's $5.2 million. Express permits dominated, accounting for 63 of the submissions. Renovation and alteration work came in second with 16 permits, followed by signage (8) and new construction (7). The jump in dollar volume suggests a handful of large projects hit the pipeline, though the payload doesn't break out individual permit amounts.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • OXYGENE SHOP (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • CEIBA ON CLARK (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • The Warehouse Bar & Pizzeria (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • LOST SOUL FOUND (Retail Food Establishment)
  • HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • CLARKE2112 LLC 2724 N LINCOLN (Limited Business License)
  • Heyday Skincare (Limited Business License)
  • WILD HARE (Tavern)
  • Sushi Hall, The Ward Room at Sushi Hall (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Pelle Sana Salon (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • MOSCOT (Limited Business License)
  • BEAUTY & THE BABE (Regulated Business License)
  • HONORE WICKER PARK (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • TRISHA TOTAL FITNESS (Regulated Business License)
  • 2000 CLEANERS (Limited Business License)
  • THE SECOND CITY SOCIAL (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • KIBBITZNEST BOOKS & BREWS (Outdoor Patio)
  • CHAROEN KRUNG BY SATHORN (Special Event Food)
  • FOUND BY STEPH (Limited Business License)
  • VERIZON WIRELESS (Limited Business License)