City In Review: Chicago

North Center · Then vs Now

North Center: 2025-05 vs 2026-05

A side-by-side look at how North Center shifted between two periods.

2025-05 2026-05 Change
Building permits 49 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $5,068,533 $0 -100%
New business licenses 41 12 -71%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,110 0 -100%
Reported crimes 90 0 -100%
Violent crimes 19 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 2 0 -100%

2025-05

North Center permit value drops by half

North Center pulled 49 permits in May, up five from April, but the total dollar value fell 48% to about $5.1 million. Express permits led the way with 28, followed by 13 renovation or alteration jobs. A couple of wrecking permits and two new construction filings rounded out the month. No new business licenses showed up in the data.

2026-05

North Center adds animal hospital, 11 other licenses

North Center issued twelve new business licenses in May. Precious Bond Animal Hospital picked up an animal care license. Houston Food & Liquor got three—package goods, tobacco, and retail food. Neda's Spa opened, and Lil' Kickers Soccer filed for a children's services facility license. The month logged no building permits, 311 service requests, or reported crimes. April had eighteen permits worth $5.3 million and 429 service requests.

New businesses — 2025-05

  • CHICAGO SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGEMENT (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • METROPOL GRILL AND SALOON (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BARTOLI'S PIZZERIA CORP (Special Event Food)
  • Rosati's Pizza - Roscoe Village (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DOVETAIL BREWERY (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • BRADLEY SPORTS CENTER (Regulated Business License)
  • HAZE CREATIVE, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • Collette Manning (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
  • WALGREENS #2586 (Tobacco)
  • ANDREA STURM (Peddler License)

New businesses — 2026-05

  • PRECIOUS BOND ANIMAL HOSPITAL, P.L.L.C. (Animal Care License)
  • HOUSTON FOOD & LIQUOR (Package Goods)
  • HOUSTON FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • HOUSTON FOOD & LIQUOR (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ZEN WEALTH MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • NEDA'S SPA (Regulated Business License)
  • D.W. Simpson & Co. (Limited Business License)
  • CHO SUN OK RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Mimi Productions LTD (Limited Business License)
  • Lil' Kickers Soccer (Children's Services Facility License)