Logan Square · Then vs Now
Logan Square: 2024-04 vs 2025-04
A side-by-side look at how Logan Square shifted between two periods.
| 2024-04 | 2025-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 20 | 64 | +220% |
| Construction value ($) | $306,895 | $8,255,637 | +2590% |
| New business licenses | 46 | 77 | +67% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 3,037 | 2,357 | -22% |
| Reported crimes | 390 | 389 | -0% |
| Violent crimes | 96 | 87 | -9% |
| Failed food inspections | 6 | 8 | +33% |
2024-04
Logan Square residents request 875 lead test kits
Logan Square logged 20 permits worth roughly $307k in April, with 14 of those coming through the express program. Residents filed 3,037 service requests, led by 875 requests for water lead test kits—a striking number that dwarfs the next category (422 graffiti removal requests). Potholes drew 259 complaints, rodent baiting 138. Police recorded 390 crimes, 96 of them violent. Six food establishments failed inspections. No new business licenses appeared in the data.
2025-04
Logan Square permit value jumps 34% on $8.3 million
Logan Square pulled 64 permits in April worth $8.3 million, up a third from March's $6.2 million. Express permits led the count at 34, followed by 18 renovation or alteration jobs. Five new construction permits also came through. The volume barely budged — one more permit than the month before — but the dollar figures moved.
New businesses — 2024-04
- CASH'S KITCHEN (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- CBD KRATOM (Limited Business License)
- VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- CAFE TOLA (Special Event Food)
- ALOAREPA (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- CHURRO FACTORY (Special Event Food)
- DISCOUNT ROOFING MATERIALS INC (Limited Business License)
- BANG BANG (Retail Food Establishment)
- SPILT MILK (Retail Food Establishment)
- ROSATI'S PIZZA OF CHICAGO - LOGAN SQUARE (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-04
- BUCKTOWN FOOD & LIQUOR (Package Goods)
- BUCKTOWN FOOD & LIQUOR (Retail Food Establishment)
- LUCKY TRENDY SUSHI (Retail Food Establishment)
- CONNECTING CHICAGO COMMUNITIES CONSULTANTS, LLC (Regulated Business License)
- Two Brothers Kitchen (Shared Kitchen User (Short Term))
- PEDESTRIAN COFFEE (Retail Food Establishment)
- SIMES STUDIO INC (Limited Business License)
- WM. F. MEYER CO. (Limited Business License)
- FRAME FACTORY (Limited Business License)
- VIDEO ONE PRODUCTIONS (Limited Business License)