City In Review: Chicago

Washington Park · Then vs Now

Washington Park: 2024-04 vs 2025-04

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

2024-04 2025-04 Change
Building permits 4 9 +125%
Construction value ($) $8,600 $1,490,725 +17234%
New business licenses 3 11 +267%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 339 437 +29%
Reported crimes 189 203 +7%
Violent crimes 74 89 +20%
Failed food inspections 0 0

2024-04

Washington Park logs four permits worth $8,600

Washington Park saw four permits in April, all through the express program, totaling $8,600. The previous month had none. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service request data came back empty.

2025-04

Washington Park permit value jumps 70% to $1.5M

Washington Park pulled nine permits worth $1.49 million in April, nearly 70% more than March's $878k despite two fewer permits. Three were for express work and three for new construction. Tree-trim requests — a category the city no longer accepts — still topped 311 calls at 111, followed by 38 abandoned vehicle complaints. Crime dropped 11% to 203 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up 13% to 89. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-04

  • SHARKS SEAFOOD (Retail Food Establishment)
  • AMSTAR/EASTSIDE MART LLC (Tobacco)
  • K E C POWER & CONTROLS CONTRACTING INC. (Regulated Business License)

New businesses — 2025-04

  • AMSTAR/EASTSIDE MART LLC (Filling Station)
  • THE PARK SUPPER CLUB (Retail Food Establishment)
  • AMSTAR/EASTSIDE MART LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • THE PARK SUPPER CLUB (Outdoor Patio)
  • AMSTAR/EASTSIDE MART LLC (Tobacco)
  • THE PARK SUPPER CLUB (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
  • THE PARK SUPPER CLUB (Public Place of Amusement)
  • MIYAGI RECORDS (Secondhand Dealer)
  • WILLIAM KING (Peddler License)
  • XPRESS HAND CAR WASH, INC. (Limited Business License)