Norwood Park · Then vs Now
Norwood Park: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how Norwood Park shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 33 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $2,268,966 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 13 | 5 | -62% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,577 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 100 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 21 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 0 | -100% |
2025-05
Service requests jump 46% on tree debris calls
Norwood Park fielded 1,577 service requests in May, up 46% from April, driven by 282 tree debris clean-up calls and 237 tree emergencies. Permit count held steady at 33, but total value cratered 86% to $2.3 million—April's $16.4 million included large outliers. Violent crime dropped 22% to 21 incidents. Two food establishments failed inspection, double April's count. Potholes (184 requests) and garbage cart issues (104) rounded out the top complaints.
2026-05
Norwood Park logs five new businesses, no permits
Norwood Park picked up five new business licenses in May — Northwestern Cutlery, Midwest Gold Stampers, JM Asphalt Seal Coating, Electrical Dynamics, and Enerlight — even as building permits dropped to zero from eight worth $421k the month prior. No 311 requests came in (down from 500), and no crimes were reported (down from six, three of them violent). The data suggests either a reporting gap or an unusually dormant stretch.
New businesses — 2025-05
- HOLY RESURRECTION SERBIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL (Pop-Up Retail User)
- Assemblage Ltd (Limited Business License)
- Matisse, A Hair Studio (Limited Business License)
- THE W SALON (Limited Business License)
- TOP NAILS NORWOOD (Limited Business License)
- SUBWAY (Retail Food Establishment)
- MCDONALDS (Retail Food Establishment)
- Evangelista Floral and Landscape Studio (Regulated Business License)
- LISA M. ARREGUIN (Peddler License)
- Walgreens # 07515 (Tobacco)
New businesses — 2026-05
- ELECTRICAL DYNAMICS, INC. (Limited Business License)
- JM ASPHALT SEAL COATING (Regulated Business License)
- Northwestern Cutlery (Limited Business License)
- ENERLIGHT, INC. (Limited Business License)
- Midwest Gold Stampers (Manufacturing Establishments)