City In Review: Chicago

West Lawn · Then vs Now

West Lawn: 2024-09 vs 2025-09

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

2024-09 2025-09 Change
Building permits 25 20 -20%
Construction value ($) $639,254 $566,147 -11%
New business licenses 23 12 -48%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 649 1,000 +54%
Reported crimes 188 151 -20%
Violent crimes 45 44 -2%
Failed food inspections 3 4 +33%

2024-09

West Lawn permit value jumps to $639k

West Lawn pulled 25 permits in September, down from 31 the month before, but their total value climbed 48% to about $639,000. Twenty of those permits came through the express program. Two went to elevator work, two to renovations. No new business licenses showed up, and service requests weren't tracked this month.

2025-09

West Lawn permits jump to 20, mostly express

West Lawn logged 20 permits in September, up from 13 the prior month. Eighteen were processed through the express program. Total permitted work came to about $566,000, an 18% bump from August's $480,000. One wrecking permit and one reinstatement rounded out the mix. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-09

  • La Haciendita Taqueria (Outdoor Patio)
  • ME-GA CARNITAS (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CMM FOOD SERVICES INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ADP PALLET (Manufacturing Establishments)
  • PARAISO TRAVEL & SERVICES (Limited Business License)
  • QUICK STOP FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • CELL PHONE FIX (Limited Business License)
  • PULASKI INCOME TAX SERVICES (Limited Business License)
  • ARMANDO SERNA-LARA (Peddler License)
  • QUICK STOP FOOD & LIQUOR (Package Goods)

New businesses — 2025-09

  • VOHRA TAX & ACCOUNTING 011 LLC (Limited Business License)
  • DIOSA BEAUTY SPA CLINIC (Limited Business License)
  • JIFFY LUBE (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • THE LEARNING CIRCLE (Children's Services Facility License)
  • ROSAS TAMALES (Retail Food Establishment)
  • ANY SEASON CHIMNEY (Regulated Business License)
  • QUICK STOP FOOD & LIQUOR (Tobacco)
  • ESPARZA'S TACOS, LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • DE LA CRUZ BROTHER'S (Regulated Business License)
  • MARTHA'S MEMORIAL FLOWERS (Peddler License)