City In Review: Chicago

Rogers Park · Then vs Now

Rogers Park: 2024-11 vs 2025-11

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

2024-11 2025-11 Change
Building permits 24 27 +12%
Construction value ($) $313,352 $2,555,379 +715%
New business licenses 18 22 +22%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 889 873 -2%
Reported crimes 314 267 -15%
Violent crimes 114 99 -13%
Failed food inspections 4 3 -25%

2024-11

Rogers Park permit value crashes 96% in November

Permit value in Rogers Park fell from $7.5 million in October to $313,000 in November—a 96% drop. The 24 permits issued were mostly express permits (19 of them), suggesting routine work rather than big projects. Permit count itself dipped only 17%, so the collapse is all about scope. No new business licenses, no closures. October's hefty figure likely came from one or two large jobs that didn't repeat.

2025-11

Rogers Park permit value doubles despite flat count

Rogers Park pulled 27 permits in November, one fewer than October, but their total value nearly doubled to $2.6 million—a 90% jump. Most permits came through the express program (16), with signs and renovation work tied at five each. Service requests climbed 7% to 873, led by rodent baiting (73), graffiti removal (72), and abandoned vehicles (72). Violent crime rose 18% to 99 incidents even as overall crime fell 6%. Three restaurants failed inspections, up from one the month before. No new business licenses were recorded.

New businesses — 2024-11

  • Jackson Hewitt Tax Service (Limited Business License)
  • MICKII'S (Retail Food Establishment)
  • hta fashion (Regulated Business License)
  • 7-Eleven #33809D (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CHICAGO'S HOOKAH CBD (Tobacco)
  • TAWANI PROPERTY MANAGEMENT - CHICAGO (Limited Business License)
  • ROGERS MARKET (Tobacco)
  • 7-Eleven #33809D (Tobacco)
  • MUFFLER 4 LESS (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • CLARK FURNITURE, INC. (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-11

  • MIZHQUIRI HOSPITALITY (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NICHOLAS JON CLARK (Peddler License)
  • BLACK PEARL HAIR STUDIO (Limited Business License)
  • ANTHONY DERRAIL PETERS (Peddler License)
  • DEBRA HENDERSON (Peddler License)
  • Total by Verizon (Limited Business License)
  • FAMILY DOLLAR #6423 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • MADONNA MISSION (Children's Services Facility License)
  • SU TAQUERIA EL REY DEL TACO (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SU TAQUERIA EL REY DEL TACO (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)