Mount Greenwood · Then vs Now
Mount Greenwood: 2025-01 vs 2026-01
A side-by-side look at how Mount Greenwood shifted between two periods.
| 2025-01 | 2026-01 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 8 | 4 | -50% |
| Construction value ($) | $411,550 | $627,000 | +52% |
| New business licenses | 56 | 6 | -89% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 357 | 420 | +18% |
| Reported crimes | 33 | 43 | +30% |
| Violent crimes | 8 | 10 | +25% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 1 | -50% |
2025-01
Mount Greenwood residents file 47 shared-cost sidewalk requests
Mount Greenwood logged 357 service requests in January, up 24% from December. Forty-seven were for the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program, the most of any category. Tree trim requests followed close behind with 46. Eight permits went through—two fewer than the month before—but their combined value held steady around $411k. No new businesses opened or closed. Violent crime dropped by a third, from 12 incidents to 8. Two food establishments failed inspections.
2026-01
Mount Greenwood adds Dunkin Donuts, five other businesses
Mount Greenwood picked up six new business licenses in January, including a Dunkin Donuts and raffle permits for St. Christina Parish, Saint Xavier University, and Brother Rice High School. Open Pantry got a tobacco license and Letz Box took out a limited business license. Four building permits totaled $627k, up 55% from December's $404k. Residents filed 304 service requests, led by 57 requests for the shared-cost sidewalk program and 47 pothole complaints. Crime stood at 25 incidents, four of them violent.
New businesses — 2025-01
- NAIL STUDIO (Limited Business License)
- SCHOOLS ARE US INC (Limited Business License)
- SOUTH SIDE IRISH IMPORTS (Limited Business License)
- CHICAGOLAND BICYCLE (Limited Business License)
- VIDEO PLAYGROUND (Limited Business License)
- FATHER PEREZ K OF C CLUB HOUSE (Not-For-Profit Club)
- LEONARD & SON CONSTRUCTION INC (Regulated Business License)
- LA FIESTA RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- HOME DETENTION TECHNICIANS OF ILLINOIS, INC. (Regulated Business License)
- HINKY-DINKS PUB (Outdoor Patio)
New businesses — 2026-01
- ST. CHRISTINA PARISH (Raffles)
- SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY (Raffles)
- DUNKIN DONUTS (Retail Food Establishment)
- BROTHER RICE HIGH SCHOOL (Raffles)
- OPEN PANTRY (Tobacco)
- LETZ BOX, LLC (Limited Business License)