City In Review: Chicago

Mount Greenwood · Then vs Now

Mount Greenwood: 2024-05 vs 2025-05

A side-by-side look at how Mount Greenwood shifted between two periods.

2024-05 2025-05 Change
Building permits 10 19 +90%
Construction value ($) $1,166,846 $6,068,483 +420%
New business licenses 16 10 -38%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 621 709 +14%
Reported crimes 43 42 -2%
Violent crimes 15 15 0%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-05

Mount Greenwood violent crime triples to 15

Mount Greenwood's violent crime count jumped from 5 to 15 in May — a 200% spike. Overall crime climbed 54% to 43 incidents. Ten building permits totaled $1.17 million, all of it under the express program or renovation work. Service requests rose 40% to 621, led by garbage cart issues (70 calls), rat complaints (59), and potholes (54). No new businesses opened or closed. Food inspection failures dropped to zero after three in April.

2025-05

Mount Greenwood permit value jumps to $6.1M

Nineteen permits pulled in May totaled just over $6 million, nearly quadruple April's $1.6 million. Fifteen came through the express program. The neighborhood didn't log any new business licenses, closures, 311 requests, crimes, or food inspection failures this month.

New businesses — 2024-05

  • WILL CALL COMPUTERS (Limited Business License)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Caterer's Liquor License)
  • CAM COSMETICS CAMERA READY STUDIOS (Limited Business License)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • THE PLACE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM (Limited Business License)
  • WALGREENS #7360 (Package Goods)
  • GYRO GRILL MG, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • mcbreartyconstruction (Regulated Business License)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-05

  • HOPE RESTAURANT LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ALL AMERICAN HEATING/COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC (Regulated Business License)
  • A RELAXED YOU, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS (Regulated Business License)
  • SINCLAIRS AUTO CLINIC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • HIPPO'S (Tavern)
  • WALGREENS #7360 (Tobacco)
  • HALSTED SEWER & DRAINAGE (Regulated Business License)
  • Hillside Chatham Florist,inc (Limited Business License)
  • BO'S CONCESSIONS (Special Event Food)