City In Review: Chicago

Ohare · Then vs Now

Ohare: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 21 19 -10%
Construction value ($) $168,400 $56,435,068 +33413%
New business licenses 21 20 -5%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 26,169 32,296 +23%
Reported crimes 100 102 +2%
Violent crimes 27 21 -22%
Failed food inspections 1 2 +100%

2024-11

26,006 aircraft noise complaints in O'Hare

O'Hare logged 26,169 service requests in November, and 26,006 of them were aircraft noise complaints. Crime dropped 26.5% to 100 incidents; violent offenses fell from 34 to 27. Permits came in at 21, worth $168k—a 94% drop in value from October's $2.9 million. Seventeen permits were express-program filings. No businesses opened or closed.

2025-11

O'Hare permit value soars to $56M

O'Hare's building permit value shot up 1,958 percent in November, reaching $56.4 million on just 19 permits—five fewer than October. Seventeen were express permits. Aircraft noise complaints dominated 311 calls, with 32,076 logged, though total service requests dropped 18 percent. Crime fell sharply: 102 incidents, down 30 percent, including 21 violent offenses. No new businesses opened or closed. Two food establishments failed inspections, down from five.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • BRICKTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Raffles)
  • SUN METALON INC. (Limited Business License)
  • GREYHOUND LINES INC (Limited Business License)
  • BLVD & BRANCH (Limited Business License)
  • CHIBOYS (Limited Business License)
  • HILTON O'HARE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • METROPOLIS COFFEE COMPANY T-5 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • UMAMI SUSHI (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BUTCHER & THE BURGER (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • SIX POINTS MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • 7-Eleven #33753H (Package Goods)
  • THE DEARBORN (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THE DEARBORN (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • Wingtips (Retail Food Establishment)
  • EZ SHWARMA LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BELLEZZA HAIR SALON (Limited Business License)
  • PREPANGO , LLC (Limited Business License)
  • InMotion Entertainment (Limited Business License)
  • INMOTION ENTERTAINMENT (Limited Business License)
  • INMOTION ENTERTAINMENT (Limited Business License)