Ohare · Then vs Now
Ohare: 2024-04 vs 2025-04
A side-by-side look at how Ohare shifted between two periods.
| 2024-04 | 2025-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 5 | 23 | +360% |
| Construction value ($) | $3,000 | $2,189,918 | +72897% |
| New business licenses | 37 | 8 | -78% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 30,297 | 33,949 | +12% |
| Reported crimes | 143 | 132 | -8% |
| Violent crimes | 29 | 21 | -28% |
| Failed food inspections | 0 | 1 | +1 |
2024-04
O'Hare logs 30,045 aircraft noise complaints
O'Hare residents filed 30,045 aircraft noise complaints in April, dwarfing all other 311 requests. The neighborhood also saw 74 pothole reports and 63 cab feedback complaints. Five permits came through, all via the express program, totaling $3,000. Police recorded 143 crimes, including 29 violent offenses. No new businesses opened and none closed.
2025-04
33,705 aircraft noise complaints swamp O'Hare's 311 line
Aircraft noise complaints jumped to 33,705 in April, up from 29,818 the month before—accounting for nearly all of the neighborhood's 311 requests. Permits dropped to 23 from 34, though dollar volume stayed close at $2.19 million (down 6%). Nineteen of those permits were express filings. Violent crime fell 25%, from 28 incidents to 21. One restaurant failed inspection, down from three.
New businesses — 2024-04
- 7- ELEVEN #39913A (Filling Station)
- EVOLVE BY HUDSON (Tobacco)
- ERMC Aviation LLC (Limited Business License)
- SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. (Limited Business License)
- American Brain Tumor Association (Limited Business License)
- HEY AND ASSOCIATES, INC. (Limited Business License)
- SAS (Limited Business License)
- EUREST DINING SERVICES (Retail Food Establishment)
- TODASHID LLC (Regulated Business License)
- SAS (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-04
- CASABLANCA SUPERMARKET, LTD. (Retail Food Establishment)
- Polaris Club (Retail Food Establishment)
- Polaris Club (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- 7- ELEVEN #39913A (Tobacco)
- THE SKEE LEAGUE (Regulated Business License)
- SODEXO OPERATIONS (Retail Food Establishment)
- BURGER KING (Retail Food Establishment)
- Synnov Group, Inc. (Limited Business License)