City In Review: Chicago

Riverdale · Then vs Now

Riverdale: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 0 2 +2
Construction value ($) $0 $194,000 +194,000.0
New business licenses 2 1 -50%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 169 80 -53%
Reported crimes 69 81 +17%
Violent crimes 25 35 +40%
Failed food inspections 1 0 -100%

2024-11

Riverdale 311 calls drop 19%, crime down 30%

Riverdale logged no construction permits in November after a $19,000 permit the month prior. Residents filed 169 service requests, down 19% from October, with 85 of those for tree trimming—a category the city no longer accepts. Street lights out and injured animal reports followed. Police tallied 69 crimes, a 30% drop, including 25 violent offenses compared to 40 the previous month. One food establishment failed inspection, same as October. No new businesses opened or closed.

2025-11

Riverdale logs $194k in permits, crime down 19%

Riverdale pulled two permits in November totaling $194,000—one for elevator equipment, one through the express program—after issuing none the month prior. Crime dropped 19% to 81 incidents, with violent offenses down nearly a quarter to 35. Service requests fell 17.5% to 80, led by 13 calls about broken streetlights and nine vicious animal complaints. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • Roseranch Farms (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ALL AMERICAN RECYCLING (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • THE HOUSE OF HIGGINS MORTUARY L.L.C. (Limited Business License)