Ohare · Then vs Now
Ohare: 2024-12 vs 2025-12
A side-by-side look at how Ohare shifted between two periods.
| 2024-12 | 2025-12 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 7 | 27 | +286% |
| Construction value ($) | $91,140 | $1,989,211 | +2083% |
| New business licenses | 14 | 12 | -14% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 28,944 | 26,435 | -9% |
| Reported crimes | 122 | 105 | -14% |
| Violent crimes | 28 | 26 | -7% |
| Failed food inspections | 4 | 1 | -75% |
2024-12
Aircraft noise calls top 28,700 in O'Hare
O'Hare logged 28,769 aircraft noise complaints in December, accounting for nearly all of the neighborhood's 28,944 service requests—up 11% from November. Permits fell to seven (all from the express program), worth about $91k, less than half November's dollar volume. Crime reports rose 22%, reaching 122 incidents; violent offenses edged up slightly to 28. Food inspection failures jumped to four from one the month prior.
2025-12
O'Hare permit value drops 96% to $2M
Permit value in O'Hare fell 96% in December, from $56 million to about $2 million, though permit count jumped from 19 to 27—nearly all express permits. Twelve businesses opened (down from 20 the prior month), including Bar Siena, Hampton Social, and a Field Museum kiosk at the airport. Aircraft noise complaints made up 26,207 of the month's 26,435 service requests. Total 311 calls dropped 18%. Violent crime rose from 21 to 26 incidents, a 24% increase.
New businesses — 2024-12
- TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC (Limited Business License)
- LEGACY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC. (Limited Business License)
- GRAB CHICAGO JV LLC (Limited Business License)
- Prospect Airport Services, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- Ventric Mechanical Systems, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- Air Express International USA, Inc. (Limited Business License)
- PROPELLE + KONNECT (Limited Business License)
- FAIRWAY IT SOLUTIONS (Limited Business License)
- SODEXO OPERATIONS (Retail Food Establishment)
- SODEXO OPERATIONS (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
New businesses — 2025-12
- SUMITOMO CORPORATION OF AMERICAS (Limited Business License)
- Field Museum Kiosk at O'Hare Airport (Package Goods)
- ALM SERVICES ORD LLC (Limited Business License)
- Bar Siena (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- Hampton Social (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- 7-Eleven #33753H (Tobacco)
- DHL EXPRESS (Limited Business License)
- Wingtips (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- CARDIONET, LLC (Limited Business License)
- CURB MOBILITY LLC (Taxicab Two-Way Dispatch Service License)