City In Review: Chicago

South Deering · Then vs Now

South Deering: 2024-05 vs 2025-05

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

2024-05 2025-05 Change
Building permits 14 9 -36%
Construction value ($) $392,716 $3,527,495 +798%
New business licenses 6 6 0%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 687 862 +25%
Reported crimes 162 155 -4%
Violent crimes 48 57 +19%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-05

South Deering permit value jumps sixfold to $393k

Fourteen permits pulled in May totaled $393k, up from $58k the month before. Eleven were processed through the city's express program. The other three covered new construction and renovation work, though specifics aren't in the data. Service requests ticked up 4% to 687, led by 68 calls about tree trimming—a category the city no longer accepts. Crime reports rose 9.5% to 162; violent incidents held nearly flat at 48. No new businesses opened and none closed.

2025-05

South Deering permit value jumps to $3.5M in May

Nine permits totaled $3.5 million in declared work this month, up from $118k in April—a roughly thirtyfold increase. Two were new-construction permits; seven fell under the express program. Permit count dropped 31%. Service requests climbed 18% to 862, with tree emergencies (138) and tree-debris calls (130) accounting for nearly a third. Violent crime rose 24% to 57 incidents. No new business licenses, no food-inspection failures.

New businesses — 2024-05

  • ALL LEVEL FITNESS WITH TAB (Regulated Business License)
  • DOMINOS PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NOLO'S CIGARS (Tobacco)
  • HAPPY NAILS, BROWS & EYELASHES BAR INC. (Limited Business License)
  • LITTLE CAESARS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • BJ'S MARKET & BAKERY (Special Event Food)

New businesses — 2025-05

  • TY'S SUGA SHACK (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
  • LAKESIDE GRAIN TRADING (Wholesale Food Establishment)
  • BOOST MOBILE (Limited Business License)
  • NOLO'S CIGARS (Tobacco)
  • McKNIGHT MECHANICAL (Regulated Business License)
  • GLO ACADEMY (Children's Services Facility License)