Logan Square · Then vs Now
Logan Square: 2024-11 vs 2025-11
A side-by-side look at how Logan Square shifted between two periods.
| 2024-11 | 2025-11 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 74 | 58 | -22% |
| Construction value ($) | $21,256,556 | $15,818,658 | -26% |
| New business licenses | 101 | 384 | +280% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,729 | 2,311 | +34% |
| Reported crimes | 404 | 372 | -8% |
| Violent crimes | 69 | 89 | +29% |
| Failed food inspections | 4 | 10 | +150% |
2024-11
Logan Square permit value hits $21 million despite fewer filings
Logan Square pulled 74 permits in November, down 20% from October, but their combined value jumped to $21.3 million—more than double the prior month's $10.3 million. Express permits led at 29, followed by 19 renovation jobs. Crime fell 23% to 404 incidents; violent offenses dropped 28% to 69. Graffiti removal topped 311 requests at 372, while residents called in 171 yard waste pickups. Four food spots failed inspections, down from seven in October.
2025-11
Logan Square permit value jumps to $15.8 million
Logan Square pulled 58 permits in November, down 31% from October, but their total value more than doubled to $15.8 million. More than half the permits came through the express program—27 of them—while 13 covered renovations and nine were for new construction. The dollar spike suggests at least one major project in the mix, though the permit count itself dropped off.
New businesses — 2024-11
- DANIELA FLOWERS (Limited Business License)
- EASY DOES IT (Retail Food Establishment)
- MANDY'S 1 INC. (Regulated Business License)
- WINGSTOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- The Dog Stop Bucktown (Animal Care License)
- GOLDEN FLOWERS (Limited Business License)
- ALL STAR PET CARE, INC. (Animal Care License)
- DAMEN CLEANERS LLC (Regulated Business License)
- corner market (Filling Station)
- corner market (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2025-11
- RuPaul's Drag Race: The Experience (Public Place of Amusement)
- REBUILDING TOGETHER*METRO CHICAGO (Regulated Business License)
- L&J Electrical Heating and Air, Inc. (Regulated Business License)
- Frieds of Pulaski (Raffles)
- FARE (Retail Food Establishment)
- DREAMLAND MOTEL (Retail Food Establishment)
- BEAUTY & BRAWN (Regulated Business License)
- corner market (Tobacco)
- AABBITT ADHESIVES INC (Limited Business License)
- Vern & Sonny's Bike and Snow (Limited Business License)