City In Review: Chicago

North Park · Then vs Now

North Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

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

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 23 14 -39%
Construction value ($) $2,813,279 $567,050 -80%
New business licenses 9 7 -22%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 575 521 -9%
Reported crimes 77 69 -10%
Violent crimes 17 26 +53%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-06

North Park logs 63 pothole complaints in June

North Park residents filed 575 service requests in June, down 10% from May. Potholes led the list with 63 complaints, followed by 57 tree emergencies and 47 reports of traffic signals out. The neighborhood pulled 23 building permits worth $2.8 million, a slight dip from the prior month. Most permits came through the city's express program. Violent crime dropped 29%, from 24 incidents to 17. No businesses opened or closed, and no food establishments failed inspection this month.

2025-06

North Park permit value crashes 90% to $567k

North Park's building permit value fell from $5.6 million in May to $567,000 in June, a drop of nearly 90%. The neighborhood issued 14 permits, down from 18, with 11 of those through the express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 521 service requests, a 23% decline led by rat complaints (49) and broken traffic signals (48). Violent crime ticked up 18% to 26 incidents, even as overall crime fell to 69 cases.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • LYNN SPA NAILS (Limited Business License)
  • WILLIAMS LANDSCAPING, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • FOSTER SHELL (Retail Food Establishment)
  • FOSTER SHELL (Filling Station)
  • FOSTER SHELL (Tobacco)
  • COMPASS TRANSPORTATION LLC (Limited Business License)
  • Deljo Heating & Cooling (Regulated Business License)
  • EMPTY BOTTLE INC. (Pop-Up Retail User)
  • EMPTY BOTTLE INC. (Special Event Liquor)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • CHICAGO BURGER ZONE INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC #4056 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BRAINY BOULEVARD DAYCARE (Children's Services Facility License)
  • PHOENIX TREE PUBLISHING INC. (Limited Business License)
  • MARK HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING INC. . (Regulated Business License)
  • FOSTER SHELL (Tobacco)
  • Taco Bell (Retail Food Establishment)