City In Review: Chicago

West Elsdon · Then vs Now

West Elsdon: 2024-08 vs 2025-08

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

2024-08 2025-08 Change
Building permits 15 10 -33%
Construction value ($) $355,930 $119,101 -67%
New business licenses 10 3 -70%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 578 1,178 +104%
Reported crimes 96 55 -43%
Violent crimes 26 18 -31%
Failed food inspections 1 0 -100%

2024-08

West Elsdon permit value doubles on $356k total

Permit value in West Elsdon jumped 86 percent in August, hitting $356k on 15 permits—three more than July. Nearly all of that work came through the express-permit program (14 permits), with one elevator job rounding out the mix. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 10 percent to 578, led by 124 graffiti-removal calls and 70 abandoned-vehicle complaints. Crime ticked up 12 percent to 96 incidents, though violent offenses held flat at 26. One food inspection failed, down from three the month prior.

2025-08

Water in basement complaints spike to 529 in West Elsdon

West Elsdon logged 1,178 service requests in August, up 56% from July, with water-in-basement complaints accounting for 529 of them—nearly half the month's total. Graffiti removal requests came in second at 151. Permit activity slowed sharply: ten permits worth $119k, down from 23 and $347k the month before. All ten were express permits. Crime dropped 31%, from 80 incidents to 55, with violent offenses down from 22 to 18. No new business licenses, no closures, no food inspection failures.

New businesses — 2024-08

  • MISTER BARBER SHOP (Limited Business License)
  • OKLAHOMA WESTERN WEAR (Limited Business License)
  • NIETO WESTERN WEAR (Limited Business License)
  • DOLEX DOLLAR EXPRESS (Limited Business License)
  • BOSSELI GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Limited Business License)
  • CASTILLO TRUCKING, INC. (Regulated Business License)
  • JAIME KIDS FASHIONS (Limited Business License)
  • CERVANTES JEWELRY INC. (Limited Business License)
  • SWEET FLAVORS INC. (Special Event Food)
  • SRVD LLC (Limited Business License)

New businesses — 2025-08

  • G. MARTINEZ FUNERAL HOME (Limited Business License)
  • MARIA L CORRALES (Peddler License)
  • DISCOVERY CLOTHING CO (Limited Business License)