Roseland · Then vs Now
Roseland: 2024-10 vs 2025-10
A side-by-side look at how Roseland shifted between two periods.
| 2024-10 | 2025-10 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 53 | 35 | -34% |
| Construction value ($) | $629,401 | $1,127,283 | +79% |
| New business licenses | 19 | 12 | -37% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 1,311 | 1,551 | +18% |
| Reported crimes | 486 | 494 | +2% |
| Violent crimes | 167 | 171 | +2% |
| Failed food inspections | 1 | 6 | +500% |
2024-10
Roseland permit count jumps 51% on express work
Roseland logged 53 permits in October, up from 35 the month before, though total construction value slipped 24% to $629k. Forty-five of those permits came through the city's express program, which handles smaller jobs. Service requests dropped 8% to 1,311, led by 110 calls for garbage cart maintenance and 98 complaints each about broken streetlights and abandoned vehicles. Crime fell 6% to 486 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up slightly. Food inspection failures dropped from eight to one.
2025-10
Roseland permit value falls $633k, violent crime up 12%
Roseland logged 35 permits worth $1.1 million in October, down from $1.76 million the month before. Most permits came through the city's express program. Violent crime climbed to 171 incidents from 153, while overall crime ticked up slightly to 494 cases. Service requests fell 4% to 1,551, led by 151 calls about streetlights out. Six food establishments failed inspections, up from four. Tree debris clean-up requests hit 90.
New businesses — 2024-10
- 76 (Tobacco)
- JMRI CORP (Regulated Business License)
- FANFARES CATERING (Retail Food Establishment)
- TOP GOLD CHICAGO INC (Limited Business License)
- A P M AUTOMOTIVE (Motor Vehicle Services License)
- LEROY SMITH (Peddler License)
- 76 (Retail Food Establishment)
- ARIES MANAGEMENT LLC (Regulated Business License)
- FANFARES CATERING (Caterer's Liquor License)
- JEST CUT BARBER SHOP (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-10
- ADE FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- RICHARD GRAY (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- GRAHAM CRACKER'S DAYCARE CENTER INC. (Children's Services Facility License)
- ROSELAND FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- OMNI ELECTRICAL SERVICES INC. (Regulated Business License)
- SMELL GOODS (Limited Business License)
- BP (Tobacco)
- CAB Rhythms (Peddler License)
- ADE FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- MJ'S FAST FOOD (Retail Food Establishment)