City In Review: Chicago

Mount Greenwood · Then vs Now

Mount Greenwood: 2025-05 vs 2026-05

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

2025-05 2026-05 Change
Building permits 19 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $6,068,483 $0 -100%
New business licenses 10 7 -30%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 709 0 -100%
Reported crimes 42 0 -100%
Violent crimes 15 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 0 0

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.

2026-05

Barraco's Pizza takes four licenses in Mount Greenwood

Seven new businesses opened in Mount Greenwood in May, double the prior month. Barraco's Pizza grabbed four of them—retail food, on-premises consumption, incidental activity, and a caterer's liquor license. Cam Cosmetics Camera Ready Studios took two limited business licenses, and a McDonald's registered for retail food. Building permits dropped to zero from four worth $820k in April. No 311 requests, crimes, or food failures were recorded.

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)

New businesses — 2026-05

  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BARRACO'S PIZZA (Caterer's Liquor License)
  • CAM COSMETICS CAMERA READY STUDIOS (Limited Business License)
  • CAM COSMETICS CAMERA READY STUDIOS (Limited Business License)
  • MCDONALD'S #490 (Retail Food Establishment)