Portage Park · Then vs Now
Portage Park: 2025-02 vs 2026-02
A side-by-side look at how Portage Park shifted between two periods.
| 2025-02 | 2026-02 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 26 | 33 | +27% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,559,684 | $4,684,363 | +200% |
| New business licenses | 30 | 35 | +17% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,572 | 1,635 | +4% |
| Reported crimes | 214 | 237 | +11% |
| Violent crimes | 47 | 60 | +28% |
| Failed food inspections | 6 | 3 | -50% |
2025-02
Portage Park permit value up 56% to $1.56M
Permits in Portage Park totaled $1.56 million in February, up 56% from January, though the count slipped three to 26. Most were express permits—quick-turnaround jobs. Thirty new businesses opened, including Tank Noodle and Sweatlodge/Rehydrate Water Bar & Cafe. Food inspection failures rose from two to six. Crime inched up two incidents to 214; violent offenses dropped from 51 to 47. Residents filed 194 tree-planting requests, the most common 311 item.
2026-02
Portage Park permit value jumps to $4.7M
Permit value in Portage Park hit $4.7 million in February, up 295% from January's $1.2 million. The 33 permits included 24 express permits and a couple of new-construction jobs. Business licenses doubled to 35, with a Planet Fitness, Culver's, and Dunkin Donuts among the new names. Service requests climbed 41% to 1,635—243 of those were tree-trim requests. Crime reports rose 68% to 237, with violent offenses up to 60 from 36. Three food spots failed inspections, down from four.
New businesses — 2025-02
- MULTISERVICIOS ADELIZ (Limited Business License)
- JEFFERSON SECRET TREASURES INC. (Limited Business License)
- SANTI BOTANICA Wax Studio (Limited Business License)
- 7-ELEVEN #27421 C (Tobacco)
- PHD TAX SERVICES, INC. (Limited Business License)
- FITNESS HOUSE (Regulated Business License)
- TANK NOODLE (Retail Food Establishment)
- EXHALE SMOKES (Tobacco)
- SWEATLODGE / REHYDRATE WATER BAR & CAFE (Retail Food Establishment)
- GISELL "SALON" (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2026-02
- DUBAI DISCOUNT PLUS (Tobacco)
- UHLER DENTAL PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS LLC (Limited Business License)
- PLANET FITNESS (Regulated Business License)
- Howling Pages LLC (Limited Business License)
- A T & T (Limited Business License)
- CULVER'S (Retail Food Establishment)
- DUNKIN DONUTS (Retail Food Establishment)
- KARS AUTO REPAIR (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- 7-ELEVEN #27421 C (Tobacco)
- COLLISION WORLD LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)