City In Review: Chicago

Rogers Park · Then vs Now

Rogers Park: 2024-08 vs 2025-08

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

2024-08 2025-08 Change
Building permits 30 36 +20%
Construction value ($) $1,312,375 $9,294,117 +608%
New business licenses 29 52 +79%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 984 1,131 +15%
Reported crimes 313 337 +8%
Violent crimes 88 99 +12%
Failed food inspections 2 3 +50%

2024-08

Rogers Park permit value drops 61% to $1.3M

Rogers Park logged 30 permits in August worth $1.3 million, down sharply from July's $3.4 million despite a near-identical count. Most of the work came through the express permit program (18 permits), with another five for renovations. No new businesses opened and no service requests logged in the data.

2025-08

Rogers Park permit value jumps to $9.3 million

Rogers Park logged $9.3 million in permit value in August, up from $1.1 million the month before. The 36 permits included 28 through the express program, three for renovation work, and three for elevator equipment. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and the neighborhood saw fewer permits overall than July's 41.

New businesses — 2024-08

  • Malliway Bros (Limited Business License)
  • POINTERWAY LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • CENTER FOR DISCOVERY (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Strong Happy Hour (Regulated Business License)
  • VAPE & DOPE (Tobacco)
  • PAULINA CERTIFIED (Tobacco)
  • J & P CASA DE CAMBIO, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • CLARK MINI MART (Tobacco)
  • BURGER KING RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
  • GREENVIEW ROGERS PARK (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-08

  • KHMAI (Special Event Food)
  • Merari Zamot (Shared Housing Unit Operator)
  • A J FASHION DESIGN FABRICS STORE (Regulated Business License)
  • MUNDO SALUDABLE CORP. (Regulated Business License)
  • LA PUERTA NEGRA CATINA GRILL INC (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • WINDY BEAR HVAC AND APPLIANCE REPAIR INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • J. B. ALBERTO'S PIZZA (Special Event Food)
  • MILO'S PITA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • QUE BOLA (Special Event Food)
  • 2033 W. JARVIS DEVELOPMENT LLC (Regulated Business License)