City In Review: Chicago

Lincoln Park · Then vs Now

Lincoln Park: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 68 92 +35%
Construction value ($) $16,703,436 $11,470,518 -31%
New business licenses 65 60 -8%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,472 2,829 +92%
Reported crimes 342 339 -1%
Violent crimes 66 54 -18%
Failed food inspections 7 6 -14%

2024-11

Lincoln Park permits drop to 68, down $9.6M

Lincoln Park issued 68 permits in November, down 39% from October's 111. The total value fell to $16.7 million from $26.3 million. Express permits accounted for more than half the activity, with 38 issued. Sixteen renovation or alteration permits followed. No new businesses opened and no 311 requests were logged.

2025-11

Lincoln Park permits drop to 92, down 22% from October

Lincoln Park pulled 92 permits in November, down from 118 the prior month. Two-thirds were Express Program permits—the city's fast-track process for smaller jobs. Total permitted work fell to $11.5 million, a quarter less than October's $15.5 million. Five permits went to new construction, five to elevator equipment. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data this month.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • BYONITY CORP. (Regulated Business License)
  • ETHICAN ENTERPRISES, LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • SENIOR HELPERS OF CHICAGO (Limited Business License)
  • Panera Bread #6393 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ST. JOSAPHAT PARISH (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • Green Tea Japanese Restaurant (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THE CONTAINER STORE INC (Limited Business License)
  • LINCOLN PARK GEMS (Limited Business License)
  • CRATE & BARREL (Limited Business License)
  • CB2 (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • SMOKE CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THE MINDFUL DAILY (Regulated Business License)
  • BONHAM ROAD CONSULTING, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • OLIVE & OAK CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • FULLERTON NAIL SPA (Limited Business License)
  • EDGE ATHLETICS (Limited Business License)
  • SKINQ (Limited Business License)
  • CYNTHIA'S CONSIGNMENTS, LTD. (Limited Business License)
  • EOS MECHANICAL INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • FLY HIGH SMOKE (Tobacco)