City In Review: Chicago

Logan Square · Then vs Now

Logan Square: 2024-09 vs 2025-09

A side-by-side look at how Logan Square shifted between two periods.

2024-09 2025-09 Change
Building permits 89 63 -29%
Construction value ($) $20,948,696 $7,253,018 -65%
New business licenses 57 59 +4%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 2,032 2,581 +27%
Reported crimes 510 409 -20%
Violent crimes 113 88 -22%
Failed food inspections 7 10 +43%

2024-09

Logan Square permit value jumps 68% on $21M

Logan Square logged $21 million in permit value this month, up 68% from August's $12.5 million. The 89 permits included 41 via the express program and 28 for renovations or alterations. Five demolition permits also went through. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data.

2025-09

Logan Square permit value hits $7.3M on 63 permits

Logan Square pulled 63 permits in September, down 29% from the previous month, but their combined value rose 6% to $7.3 million. Express permits accounted for 35 of the 63, with another 19 for renovations or alterations. Three new-construction permits also came through. No new business licenses showed up in the city's September data for the neighborhood.

New businesses — 2024-09

  • ZOUNGRANA GROUP (Limited Business License)
  • ORIGINAL ARCHER (Regulated Business License)
  • SV ( EAST DUNDEE) L.L.C. (Limited Business License)
  • YOUR WAY AUTOMOTIVE (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • LOGAN VEGAN (Special Event Food)
  • MIDDLE BROW BREWPUB LLC (Special Event Liquor)
  • MARY'S SWEETS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TWENTY FORTY EIGHT FLORAL DESIGNS (Regulated Business License)
  • LOGAN VEGAN (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • SANDY SOLIS (Peddler License)

New businesses — 2025-09

  • V-Outsourcing (Limited Business License)
  • TONY'S FRESH MARKET (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
  • ETOILE NAIL BAR (Limited Business License)
  • MORASHA VOYAGES LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • PIZZA LOBO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • LOGAN SMOKE HUB (Tobacco)
  • LOGAN AUTO FIX (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • Cumberland Irving, Inc (Regulated Business License)
  • NINE NINE'S ASIAN BISTRO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • QUESADILLA LA REINA DEL SUR INC. (Retail Food Establishment)