2025-05 across Chicago

What happened in each community area during 2025-05.

• Near North Side Near North Side logs 133 express permits in May permits 226 · biz 182 · crime 978
• Near West Side Near West Side permit value jumps to $354 million permits 121 · biz 250 · crime 922
• Austin Austin permit value jumps to $13.8M on fewer projects permits 81 · biz 141 · crime 1043
• Loop Loop permit value hits $163M, up 62% permits 245 · biz 186 · crime 692
• West Town West Town permit value jumps to $30.7 million permits 93 · biz 107 · crime 563
• South Shore South Shore permit value jumps to $2.5 million permits 34 · biz 17 · crime 693
• Humboldt Park Humboldt Park permits hit $9.8M, led by express work permits 40 · biz 37 · crime 609
• Lake View Lake View permit value jumps 41% to $20.3 million permits 91 · biz 76 · crime 515
• North Lawndale North Lawndale permit value hits $18.7 million permits 30 · biz 12 · crime 598
• Auburn Gresham Auburn Gresham permit value falls to $1.2M permits 35 · biz 16 · crime 542
• Greater Grand Crossing Greater Grand Crossing permit value drops 46% to $1.6M permits 34 · biz 12 · crime 538
• Roseland Roseland permit value jumps to $4.5 million permits 35 · biz 20 · crime 463
• Chatham Chatham gets 333 tree emergency calls permits 43 · biz 15 · crime 456
• Logan Square Logan Square permits up 9%, led by express program permits 70 · biz 74 · crime 360
• Englewood Englewood permit value drops 92% to $267k permits 18 · biz 13 · crime 441
• Lincoln Park Lincoln Park permit value crashes 81% in May permits 76 · biz 79 · crime 314
• Chicago Lawn Chicago Lawn permit value drops 88% to $659k permits 29 · biz 18 · crime 409
• South Lawndale South Lawndale permit value jumps 290% to $5M permits 36 · biz 34 · crime 352
• Uptown Uptown logs 43 express permits in May permits 59 · biz 29 · crime 331
• West Englewood West Englewood permit value jumps 83% to $3.2 million permits 48 · biz 11 · crime 359
• New City New City permits drop to 44, value holds at $4.1M permits 44 · biz 72 · crime 298
• Belmont Cragin Belmont Cragin permit value drops 81% to under $1M permits 31 · biz 46 · crime 320
• East Garfield Park East Garfield Park permit value doubles to $3.9M permits 27 · biz 24 · crime 326
• Woodlawn Woodlawn permit value craters 99% to $490k permits 10 · biz 7 · crime 354
• South Chicago South Chicago permits drop 90% to $353k permits 20 · biz 8 · crime 341
• Rogers Park Rogers Park permit value up 15% on $3.2M permits 21 · biz 19 · crime 309
• Edgewater Edgewater permit value drops 83% to $5.2M permits 46 · biz 36 · crime 258
• Portage Park Portage Park permit volume up, dollar value drops 32% permits 50 · biz 30 · crime 259
• Lower West Side Lower West Side permit value jumps to $42M permits 32 · biz 47 · crime 257
• Grand Boulevard Grand Boulevard permit value drops 73% to $2.1M permits 23 · biz 6 · crime 295
• West Garfield Park West Garfield Park permit value hits $956k permits 13 · biz 9 · crime 288
• West Pullman West Pullman pulls 32 express permits permits 43 · biz 4 · crime 258
• Washington Heights Washington Heights permit value drops 88% to $621k permits 26 · biz 7 · crime 271
• West Ridge West Ridge permit value jumps to $9.8M permits 34 · biz 40 · crime 226
• Albany Park Albany Park permit value drops 64% in May permits 38 · biz 33 · crime 207
• Douglas Douglas permit value jumps $4.9M on four fewer permits permits 9 · biz 3 · crime 266
• Hyde Park Hyde Park permit value drops to $6.6M permits 26 · biz 17 · crime 233
• Irving Park Irving Park permit value jumps 1,010% on $35M in work permits 49 · biz 36 · crime 180
• Garfield Ridge Garfield Ridge permit value hits $1.1M in May permits 32 · biz 55 · crime 174
• Near South Side Near South Side permit value drops 80% to $745k permits 28 · biz 13 · crime 216
• Avondale Avondale 311 calls jump 17%, graffiti leads permits 36 · biz 33 · crime 171
• Ashburn Ashburn permit count up 27% on express filings permits 52 · biz 19 · crime 159
• Bridgeport Bridgeport permit count drops 31% to 29 permits 29 · biz 18 · crime 178
• Washington Park Washington Park permit value jumps to $2.4M permits 11 · biz 7 · crime 206
• Lincoln Square Lincoln Square permits drop 23%, but dollar value climbs to $6.7M permits 36 · biz 26 · crime 150
• Kenwood Kenwood permit value drops 75% to $384k permits 14 · biz 6 · crime 191
• Gage Park Gage Park permit value jumps to $7.6 million permits 19 · biz 15 · crime 173
• Brighton Park Brighton Park permits drop to $551k permits 15 · biz 16 · crime 162
• Ohare O'Hare permit value rockets to $72.5M permits 20 · biz 7 · crime 165
• Morgan Park Morgan Park's 311 calls jump 60% on tree trouble permits 16 · biz 7 · crime 157
• North Center North Center permit value drops by half permits 49 · biz 41 · crime 90
• South Deering South Deering permit value jumps to $3.5M in May permits 9 · biz 6 · crime 155
• Dunning Dunning permit value drops 83% despite more filings permits 40 · biz 12 · crime 117
• West Lawn West Lawn permit value doubles to $540k permits 18 · biz 10 · crime 141
• East Side East Side permit value drops 82% to $182k permits 14 · biz 12 · crime 123
• Calumet Heights Calumet Heights violent crime up 25%, tree calls double permits 18 · biz 5 · crime 123
• Norwood Park Service requests jump 46% on tree debris calls permits 33 · biz 13 · crime 100
• Armour Square Armour Square permit value drops 74% to $520k permits 8 · biz 28 · crime 84
• Jefferson Park Jefferson Park permit value hits $4.9M on renovation work permits 23 · biz 13 · crime 82
• Hermosa Hermosa permit value drops by half permits 11 · biz 17 · crime 87
• North Park North Park permit value jumps 53% to $5.6M permits 18 · biz 12 · crime 80
• Avalon Park Avalon Park's 311 calls jump 50%, tree emergencies lead permits 11 · biz 7 · crime 89
• Beverly Beverly's 311 calls nearly double on tree debris permits 27 · biz 6 · crime 74
• Clearing Clearing logs $286k in permits, mostly express work permits 11 · biz 9 · crime 85
• West Elsdon West Elsdon permits jump to 23, mostly express program permits 23 · biz 5 · crime 76
• Archer Heights Archer Heights sees $1.6M in permits despite fewer filed permits 8 · biz 13 · crime 81
• Pullman Pullman service requests jump 48% on tree calls permits 15 · biz 1 · crime 86
• Riverdale Riverdale demolition permit hits $24,780 permits 1 · biz 4 · crime 95
• Mckinley Park McKinley Park doubles new businesses, adds 18 licenses permits 11 · biz 18 · crime 67
• Montclare Montclare permit count doubles, sign work leads permits 16 · biz 6 · crime 59
• Oakland Oakland permit value drops 76% despite more filings permits 5 · biz 0 · crime 69
• Hegewisch Hegewisch permit value drops 79% to $42k permits 5 · biz 4 · crime 63
• Mount Greenwood Mount Greenwood permit value jumps to $6.1M permits 19 · biz 10 · crime 42
• Forest Glen Forest Glen logs 119 tree emergencies in May permits 16 · biz 9 · crime 24
• Fuller Park Fuller Park logs $527k in permits despite permit drop permits 2 · biz 1 · crime 44
• Edison Park Edison Park permit value jumps to $1.7 million permits 11 · biz 2 · crime 22
• Burnside Burnside logs 36 tree emergencies in May permits 6 · biz 0 · crime 26