West Garfield Park · Then vs Now
West Garfield Park: 2024-04 vs 2025-04
A side-by-side look at how West Garfield Park shifted between two periods.
| 2024-04 | 2025-04 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permits | 14 | 14 | 0% |
| Construction value ($) | $512,380 | $657,867 | +28% |
| New business licenses | 12 | 7 | -42% |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 | 0 | — |
| 311 service requests | 571 | 1,169 | +105% |
| Reported crimes | 289 | 280 | -3% |
| Violent crimes | 108 | 113 | +5% |
| Failed food inspections | 2 | 1 | -50% |
2024-04
West Garfield Park logs $512k in permits
West Garfield Park saw 14 permits totaling $512,380 in April, ten of them through the city's express program. Three were for renovation work, one for demolition. No new businesses opened or closed. Residents filed 571 service requests—49 for abandoned vehicles, 45 for garbage cart issues, and 35 each for graffiti removal and building violations. Police recorded 289 crimes, 108 of them violent. Two food establishments failed inspections.
2025-04
West Garfield Park permit value drops 58% to $658k
Fourteen permits cleared in April, down from 22 the month before, with total value falling to roughly $658,000—less than half March's $1.57 million. Seven came through the express program, four were renovation or alteration jobs, and one was a demolition. No new businesses opened, no 311 requests logged, and the other metrics sit at zero in this slice of the data.
New businesses — 2024-04
- CONTINENTAL STYLE TUCKPOINTING & CONTRACTING, LTD (Limited Business License)
- MARIO FOOD & TOBACCO (Tobacco)
- QUICK STOP SHOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- MADISON PULASKI FOOD MART (Tobacco)
- GATEWAY FOUNDATION RESIDENTIAL (Retail Food Establishment)
- MADISON PULASKI FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- QUICK STOP SHOP (Limited Business License)
- RAINBOW SHOP # 326 (Limited Business License)
- CONTINENTAL STYLE TUCKPOINTING & CONTRACTING, LTD (Regulated Business License)
- FOOT LOCKER # 25148 (Limited Business License)
New businesses — 2025-04
- EMPOWERED FOR SUCCESS LLC (Regulated Business License)
- SPARKLE KLEEN CAR WASH (Limited Business License)
- AMINA HARVEY (Peddler License)
- MARIO FOOD & TOBACCO (Retail Food Establishment)
- DREAM TOWN (Limited Business License)
- DREAM TOWN (Limited Business License)
- Top of the Line Hair Studio (Limited Business License)