City In Review: Chicago

South Deering · Then vs Now

South Deering: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

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

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 15 17 +13%
Construction value ($) $407,681 $2,074,212 +409%
New business licenses 6 15 +150%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 557 584 +5%
Reported crimes 160 164 +2%
Violent crimes 48 48 0%
Failed food inspections 1 1 0%

2024-10

South Deering permit value jumps to $408k

South Deering pulled in $408k worth of building permits in October, up from $126k the month before—a threefold spike on fewer permits. Thirteen of the 15 permits came through the city's express program. Residents filed 557 service requests, down 15%, led by 75 streetlight complaints and 61 tree-debris calls. Crime dropped 8% to 160 incidents; violent offenses fell 19% to 48. One restaurant failed a health inspection.

2025-10

South Deering permit value jumps to $2.07M

South Deering pulled 17 permits in October, up from 12 the month before, but the real move was in dollar value: $2.07 million, more than triple September's $603k. Twelve of those permits came through the express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 15 percent to 584, led by graffiti removal (60 calls) and tree debris cleanup (51). Crime ticked up slightly—164 incidents, 48 of them violent—and one food establishment failed inspection.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • BANIAZ, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • NEIGHBORHOOD LAUNDRY MAT, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE, INC. (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN #5287 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • PERFECT SOLUTION (Limited Business License)
  • AMERIMEX MUFFLERS & BRAKES CAR CARE CENTER, INC. (Motor Vehicle Services License)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • MARYLAND PIG OF ILLINOIS (Regulated Business License)
  • QUANTIX LIQUID TRANSPORTATION (Limited Business License)
  • AMERICA'S BEST CONTACTS & EYEGLASSES (Limited Business License)
  • ATLAS TUBE (CHICAGO), LLC (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • KINDER MORGAN LIQUIDS TERMINALS, LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • DAKKOTA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, L.L.C. (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • Regency Technologies (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • Chemtrade Logistics, Inc. (Regulated Business License)
  • PVS CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS INC (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • THE SWEETS MIX COMPANY, INC. (Wholesale Food Establishment)