City In Review: Chicago

Uptown · Then vs Now

Uptown: 2025-11 vs 2026-11

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

2025-11 2026-11 Change
Building permits 30 0 -100%
Construction value ($) $10,737,098 $0 -100%
New business licenses 29 1 -97%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 1,035 0 -100%
Reported crimes 323 0 -100%
Violent crimes 106 0 -100%
Failed food inspections 2 0 -100%

2025-11

Uptown permit value doubles on $10.7M spike

Uptown pulled 30 permits in November worth $10.7 million—more than double October's $5.1 million. Most of that was express-program work (18 permits) and renovation jobs. Crime fell 15 percent to 323 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up from 93 to 106. Residents filed 1,035 service requests, led by yard waste pickups (120) and graffiti complaints (112). Two food inspections failed, up from one the month before. No new businesses opened or closed.

2026-11

Altruistic Esthetics opens in Uptown

One new business registered in Uptown: Altruistic Esthetics, operating under a limited business license. No building permits, service requests, crimes, or food inspection failures showed up in the data this month.

New businesses — 2025-11

  • LAS PINATAS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • V.I.P. THERAPY (Regulated Business License)
  • DANANG KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
  • Total by Verizon (Limited Business License)
  • LOVING HEART (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TOTAL BY VERIZON RETAILER (Limited Business License)
  • Stan's Donuts and Coffee - Uptown (Retail Food Establishment)
  • NORTH BUENA MARKET (Retail Food Establishment)
  • LUCKY STAR MASSAGE (Regulated Business License)
  • NORTH BUENA MARKET (Package Goods)

New businesses — 2026-11

  • ALTRUISTIC ESTHETICS (Limited Business License)