West Englewood · Then vs Now
West Englewood: 2025-01 vs 2026-01
A side-by-side look at how West Englewood shifted between two periods.
| 2025-01 | 2026-01 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 28 | 22 | -21% |
| Construction value ($) | $1,150,730 | $566,409 | -51% |
| New business licenses | 8 | 8 | 0% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 929 | 1,166 | +26% |
| Reported crimes | 334 | 320 | -4% |
| Violent crimes | 124 | 110 | -11% |
| Failed food inspections | 3 | 0 | -100% |
2025-01
West Englewood permit value triples to $1.15M
West Englewood's permit value jumped from $380k to $1.15 million in January, a 203% spike. The 28 permits included 15 express-track jobs and 10 renovations. Service requests climbed 16% to 929, led by 98 tree-trim calls (even though the city no longer accepts them) and 78 graffiti reports. Crime dropped slightly—334 incidents, down from 336, with violent offenses falling 6% to 124. Three food establishments failed inspection, up from one the prior month.
2026-01
West Englewood adds Little Caesars, Food 4 Less
West Englewood logged eight new business licenses in January after zero the month before — among them Little Caesars Pizza, Food 4 Less Midwest #552, and a cluster of licenses under the name CLARK (tobacco, retail food, filling station). Permits dropped slightly to 22, but their total value fell 43% to $566k. The 311 system fielded 729 requests, led by 122 calls about tree trimming. Crime tallied 186 incidents, 68 of them violent.
New businesses — 2025-01
- CLARK (Retail Food Establishment)
- CLARK (Filling Station)
- MARIO J GODFREY (Peddler License)
- 63RD FOOD & LIQUOR (Package Goods)
- CLARK (Tobacco)
- 63RD FOOD & LIQUOR (Retail Food Establishment)
- 63RD FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- JUANITAS KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
New businesses — 2026-01
- CLARK (Tobacco)
- CLARK (Retail Food Establishment)
- Little Caesars Pizza (Retail Food Establishment)
- Food 4 Less Midwest #552 (Retail Food Establishment)
- Food 4 Less Midwest #552 (Package Goods)
- CLARK (Filling Station)
- 63RD FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
- Food 4 Less Midwest #552 Fuel Center (Filling Station)