City In Review: Chicago

North Park · Then vs Now

North Park: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

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

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 26 10 -62%
Construction value ($) $948,818 $587,745 -38%
New business licenses 6 8 +33%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 521 494 -5%
Reported crimes 94 88 -6%
Violent crimes 25 15 -40%
Failed food inspections 0 1 +1

2024-10

North Park permit value jumps 50% to $949k

Permit value in North Park climbed nearly 50% in October, reaching $949k on 26 permits—three more than September. Nineteen of those permits came through the express program. Dead animal pick-up requests led 311 calls with 40, followed by garbage cart issues and rat complaints. Violent crime dropped 44%, from 45 incidents to 25. Service requests overall fell 11%. No new businesses opened, no restaurants failed inspections.

2025-10

North Park permit value drops by half

North Park pulled ten permits in October, down from 19 the month before, and their combined value fell to $588k from $1.2 million. Nine of the ten were express permits. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests ticked up 7% to 494, led by rodent baiting calls (43), potholes (40), and abandoned vehicles (39). Crime reports rose 17% to 88, though violent incidents dropped from 20 to 15. One food inspection failed.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • AMEN AFRICAN BRAIDS (Limited Business License)
  • The Flower Dealer (Limited Business License)
  • NORTH PARK TREASURES (Limited Business License)
  • EXTRA SPACE STORAGE (#8631) (Limited Business License)
  • KFC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ALIF INSURANCE AGENCY INC (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • SHIBAM COFFEE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ZUCCI'S EVENTS & DINING INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NAMIT CAFE & RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • AMERICA'S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES #5497 (Limited Business License)
  • BABA'S COFFEE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TJMaxx # 1461 (Limited Business License)
  • FOSTER EXPRESS MART INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EXTRA SPACE STORAGE (#3382) (Limited Business License)