City In Review: Chicago

South Deering · Then vs Now

South Deering: 2025-05 vs 2026-05

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

2025-05 2026-05 Change
Building permits 9 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $3,527,495 $0 -100%
New business licenses 6 3 -50%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 862 0 -100%
Reported crimes 155 0 -100%
Violent crimes 57 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 0 0

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.

2026-05

Three new businesses, then nothing: South Deering's May dataset

South Deering picked up three new businesses in May — Happy Nails, Brows & Eyelashes Bar, a Little Caesars, and Nolo's Cigars — but everything else came back zero. No building permits were issued, down from three in April that totaled $205k. Service requests, crimes, and food inspection failures all logged zero, a sharp drop from April's modest counts. The dataset doesn't say why.

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)

New businesses — 2026-05

  • HAPPY NAILS, BROWS & EYELASHES BAR INC. (Limited Business License)
  • LITTLE CAESARS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NOLO'S CIGARS (Tobacco)