Ohare · Then vs Now
Ohare: 2025-05 vs 2026-05
A side-by-side look at how Ohare shifted between two periods.
| 2025-05 | 2026-05 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 20 | 0 | -100% |
| Construction value ($) | $72,543,235 | $0 | -100% |
| New business licenses | 7 | 1 | -86% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 39,365 | 0 | -100% |
| Reported crimes | 165 | 0 | -100% |
| Violent crimes | 29 | 0 | -100% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 0 | -100% |
2025-05
O'Hare permit value rockets to $72.5M
A single month saw permit value in O'Hare jump 3,200% to $72.5 million, up from $2.2 million in April. The 20 permits included 14 express filings and five elevator-equipment jobs. Service requests climbed 16% to 39,365, with aircraft noise complaints accounting for 39,121 of them. Crime ticked up 25% to 165 incidents, including 29 violent offenses. No new businesses opened or closed.
2026-05
Metropolis Coffee gets a license; O'Hare data otherwise blank
Metropolis Coffee Company T-5 picked up a consumption-on-premises license in May. Everything else in the official record came back zero—no permits, no 311 requests, no reported crime. That's a hard drop from April's 9 permits ($5.7 million), 29 new licenses, and roughly 16,000 service requests. The numbers suggest incomplete reporting or a data gap rather than a genuinely silent month.
New businesses — 2025-05
- SWISSPORT USA INC. (Limited Business License)
- JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (Limited Business License)
- SWISSPORT USA (Retail Food Establishment)
- Garrett Popcorn Shops (Retail Food Establishment)
- SWISSPORT USA (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- THE DEARBORN (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- THE DEARBORN (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-05
- METROPOLIS COFFEE COMPANY T-5 (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)