City In Review: Chicago

South Deering · Then vs Now

South Deering: 2024-04 vs 2025-04

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

2024-04 2025-04 Change
Building permits 6 13 +117%
Construction value ($) $57,640 $117,673 +104%
New business licenses 8 5 -38%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 662 732 +11%
Reported crimes 148 133 -10%
Violent crimes 47 46 -2%
Failed food inspections 0 1 +1

2024-04

South Deering logs six permits worth $57,640

South Deering saw six permits in April, all through the express permit program, totaling $57,640. The previous month had none. No new businesses opened, none closed, and 311 requests came back empty. A quiet month otherwise.

2025-04

South Deering permit value triples to $118k

South Deering issued 13 permits in April, up from 11 the prior month, but the total value shot up 193% to $117,673. Eight of those permits came through the city's express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 732 service requests, down about 10% from March, with potholes (61), tree debris (52), and broken streetlights (52) topping the list. Crime dropped 30%, from 189 incidents to 133, and violent offenses fell from 62 to 46. One food establishment failed inspection, down from three.

New businesses — 2024-04

  • LOVELL EUGENE WALKER (Peddler License)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Outdoor Patio)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Public Place of Amusement)
  • LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS OF ILLINOIS (Regulated Business License)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Retail Food Establishment)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Tobacco)
  • SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION (Manufacturing Establishments)

New businesses — 2025-04

  • ASPHALT OPERATING SERVICES OF CHICAGO, LLC (Limited Business License)
  • LA CABANITA INC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • HARBORSIDE INTERNATIONAL GOLF CENTER & PIER 37 BAR & GRILLE (Tobacco)
  • WILLETTE COLE (Peddler License)
  • ecoATM (Secondhand Dealer)