Loop · Then vs Now
Loop: 2024-06 vs 2025-06
A side-by-side look at how Loop shifted between two periods.
| 2024-06 | 2025-06 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 204 | 215 | +5% |
| Construction value ($) | $83,603,636 | $99,009,555 | +18% |
| New business licenses | 98 | 154 | +57% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 901 | 1,140 | +27% |
| Reported crimes | 850 | 811 | -5% |
| Violent crimes | 192 | 186 | -3% |
| Failed food inspections | 4 | 24 | +500% |
2024-06
Loop permit value hits $83.6 million in June
The Loop pulled 204 permits in June, down 8.5% from May, but their total value jumped 142% to $83.6 million. Express permits led the count at 128, followed by 38 renovation or alteration jobs. New construction permits numbered 12. The dollar spike suggests at least one major project hit the books, though specifics aren't in the data.
2025-06
Loop violent crime up 34% in June
Violent crime in the Loop climbed 34% in June—186 incidents versus 139 the prior month—while overall crime rose 17%. Permit values dropped 39%, from $163 million to $99 million, though the neighborhood still issued 215 permits (down 12%). Most were express permits, typically smaller jobs. Graffiti removal requests led 311 calls at 437, more than four times the second-place category. Food inspection failures edged up from 18 to 24.
New businesses — 2024-06
- NASCAR EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT , LLC (Pop-Up Retail User)
- NASCAR EVENTS AND ENTERTAINMENT , LLC (Pop-Up Retail User)
- KOBAMONT LLC (Special Event Liquor)
- Pro Gems (Limited Business License)
- E.M. Trading, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- HDR ENGINEERING INC (Limited Business License)
- Chicago Hire Company (Limited Business License)
- Perilla Steak (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Perilla Steak (Retail Food Establishment)
- Perilla Steak (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
New businesses — 2025-06
- BLAZE (Tobacco)
- CRIMSON COWARD (Retail Food Establishment)
- EUREX (Limited Business License)
- EAVES COCKTAIL CAFE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- EAVES COCKTAIL CAFE (Caterer's Liquor License)
- NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Limited Business License)
- EAVES COCKTAIL CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
- VARSHA FOOD (Limited Business License)
- AECOM SERVICES OF ILLINOIS,INC. (Limited Business License)
- Smallcakes Bakery (Retail Food Establishment)