City In Review: Chicago

West Elsdon · Then vs Now

West Elsdon: 2025-03 vs 2026-03

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

2025-03 2026-03 Change
Building permits 6 9 +50%
Construction value ($) $123,433 $167,015 +35%
New business licenses 11 10 -9%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 492 458 -7%
Reported crimes 83 76 -8%
Violent crimes 28 16 -43%
Failed food inspections 1 0 -100%

2025-03

West Elsdon pulls six permits, all express

West Elsdon pulled six permits in March, all through the express program, worth a combined $123,000—up 64% from February's $75,000. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests ticked up 3% to 492, led by 140 graffiti removal calls. Crime rose 19% to 83 incidents, with violent offenses jumping from 20 to 28. One food establishment failed inspection, same as last month.

2026-03

West Elsdon adds 10 businesses, including Los Mangos

West Elsdon licensed 10 new businesses in March, up from seven the month before. Among them: Los Mangos, a retail food establishment, plus Total Wireless, Maricela Avon Store, and a couple of phone repair shops. Violent crime fell 20 percent (16 incidents versus 20), though overall crime ticked up slightly to 76 cases. Service requests climbed 6 percent, led by 75 graffiti removal calls. Nine permits went out for roughly $167,000, mostly express-program work. No food inspection failures this month.

New businesses — 2025-03

  • ARTURO VEGA TREE SERVICE (Regulated Business License)
  • I & S FRAGRANCE (Limited Business License)
  • Burger King #142 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SHELL GAS (Tobacco)
  • MDA JEWELRY & REPAIRS (Limited Business License)
  • SISU NAIL SUPPLY (Limited Business License)
  • OSCO DRUG STORE #3170 (Tobacco)
  • VMK SERVICES HVAC-R CORP. (Regulated Business License)
  • Union Shop (Limited Business License)
  • SHELL GAS (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2026-03

  • TOTAL WIRELESS (Limited Business License)
  • LOS MANGOS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • SHELL GAS (Tobacco)
  • MARICELA AVON STORE (Limited Business License)
  • JEWEL FOOD STORE #3170 (Retail Food Establishment)
  • OSCO DRUG STORE #3170 (Tobacco)
  • OSCO DRUG STORE #3170 (Package Goods)
  • INTERNATIONAL SHOES (Limited Business License)
  • E$C TECH REPAIR INC (Limited Business License)
  • FIX MY PHONE (Limited Business License)