2025-08 across Chicago

What happened in each community area during 2025-08.

• Near North Side Near North Side permits drop 21%, $61M logged permits 196 · biz 140 · crime 1077
• Near West Side Near West Side permit value drops 82% in August permits 138 · biz 112 · crime 987
• Austin Austin permit value climbs to $3.4M on 76 applications permits 76 · biz 41 · crime 1009
• Loop Loop logs 172 permits, express filings dominate permits 172 · biz 90 · crime 835
• West Town West Town permit value jumps to $406 million permits 114 · biz 108 · crime 652
• South Shore South Shore permit value jumps to $4 million permits 43 · biz 13 · crime 683
• Lake View Lake View permit value jumps to $39M on construction work permits 115 · biz 75 · crime 480
• Humboldt Park Humboldt Park permit value jumps 22% to $6.8M permits 52 · biz 29 · crime 571
• North Lawndale North Lawndale permit value spikes to $48.4 million permits 46 · biz 15 · crime 548
• Greater Grand Crossing Greater Grand Crossing permits jump 79% to $837k permits 31 · biz 12 · crime 555
• Logan Square Logan Square permit value drops by half despite steady volume permits 89 · biz 57 · crime 436
• Auburn Gresham Auburn Gresham permit value drops 93% in August permits 43 · biz 15 · crime 517
• Roseland Roseland permit activity drops 42 percent permits 43 · biz 8 · crime 483
• Englewood Englewood permit value drops 61% to $417k permits 26 · biz 4 · crime 470
• Chicago Lawn Chicago Lawn permit count jumps 35% on express filings permits 39 · biz 20 · crime 438
• Belmont Cragin Belmont Cragin permit value climbs to $9.9M permits 48 · biz 80 · crime 365
• Chatham Chatham permit value jumps to $3.1 million permits 29 · biz 19 · crime 435
• Uptown Uptown pulls 44 permits in August, value down 47% permits 44 · biz 32 · crime 396
• Portage Park Portage Park permit value jumps 83% to $2.5M permits 48 · biz 151 · crime 272
• Lincoln Park Lincoln Park permit value triples to $19.1 million permits 80 · biz 55 · crime 302
• South Lawndale South Lawndale permits drop 55%, down to $3.3M permits 21 · biz 55 · crime 356
• Edgewater Edgewater permit value drops 93% after July spike permits 43 · biz 155 · crime 229
• Rogers Park Rogers Park permit value jumps to $9.3 million permits 36 · biz 52 · crime 337
• New City New City permit value drops 71% despite count jump permits 39 · biz 51 · crime 331
• West Englewood West Englewood permit value hits $1.95M on fewer projects permits 30 · biz 10 · crime 360
• South Chicago South Chicago permit value jumps to $2.4 million permits 29 · biz 4 · crime 365
• Woodlawn Woodlawn permit value drops to $3M from $8.2M permits 23 · biz 8 · crime 345
• West Ridge West Ridge permit value hits $3 million permits 33 · biz 46 · crime 287
• Irving Park Irving Park pulls 41 permits worth $2.15 million permits 41 · biz 129 · crime 191
• East Garfield Park East Garfield Park permit value jumps to $12M permits 24 · biz 9 · crime 318
• Grand Boulevard Grand Boulevard permit spending triples to $5.3 million permits 26 · biz 4 · crime 297
• Washington Heights Washington Heights logs 159 flooded basement calls permits 47 · biz 10 · crime 256
• West Garfield Park West Garfield Park permit value drops 66% to $1.7M permits 14 · biz 22 · crime 274
• Lincoln Square Lincoln Square permit count jumps 56% on sign work permits 86 · biz 29 · crime 192
• West Pullman West Pullman permit value doubles on express work permits 29 · biz 3 · crime 265
• Albany Park Albany Park adds 37 new businesses, permit value drops 65% permits 34 · biz 37 · crime 221
• Douglas Douglas permit value jumps to $18.6 million permits 13 · biz 8 · crime 266
• Lower West Side Lower West Side permit value drops 58% permits 27 · biz 35 · crime 211
• Near South Side Near South Side permit value jumps to $5.5M permits 37 · biz 18 · crime 215
• Brighton Park Brighton Park logs 377 graffiti calls in August permits 38 · biz 28 · crime 198
• Garfield Ridge Garfield Ridge permit value jumps 143% to $2.7M permits 42 · biz 12 · crime 208
• Avondale Avondale logs 153 tree planting requests in August permits 29 · biz 44 · crime 176
• Hyde Park Hyde Park permit value jumps to $7.7M permits 25 · biz 5 · crime 214
• Bridgeport Bridgeport permit value hits $2.6M on 29 filings permits 29 · biz 18 · crime 191
• Gage Park Basement flooding drives 1,755 calls in Gage Park permits 16 · biz 11 · crime 210
• Ashburn Ashburn permit dollars drop 50% to $425k permits 37 · biz 9 · crime 184
• Washington Park Washington Park permit value drops 23% to $1.25M permits 12 · biz 0 · crime 199
• Kenwood Kenwood permit value drops 90% to $1.5M permits 12 · biz 2 · crime 189
• West Lawn West Lawn permit value jumps to $480k permits 13 · biz 15 · crime 162
• Morgan Park Morgan Park violent crime climbs 27% in August permits 16 · biz 6 · crime 161
• South Deering South Deering permit value drops 98.6% to $228k permits 10 · biz 10 · crime 161
• Calumet Heights Calumet Heights fields 88 basement water complaints permits 13 · biz 7 · crime 153
• North Center North Center permit value jumps to $30.7M permits 67 · biz 23 · crime 83
• Dunning Dunning violent crime up 47%, three food fails permits 27 · biz 24 · crime 121
• Norwood Park Norwood Park permit value jumps 45% to $3.3M permits 37 · biz 21 · crime 114
• Ohare 29,921 aircraft noise complaints at O'Hare permits 24 · biz 12 · crime 125
• East Side East Side permit value drops 91% to $242k permits 14 · biz 6 · crime 130
• Armour Square Armour Square crime up 27% in August permits 11 · biz 13 · crime 121
• Jefferson Park Jefferson Park permit value hits $2.4M in August permits 30 · biz 16 · crime 87
• Beverly Beverly permits drop to $807k, violent crime down a third permits 23 · biz 9 · crime 95
• Hermosa Hermosa permit value doubles on $766k in work permits 12 · biz 16 · crime 98
• North Park North Park permit value drops by half permits 14 · biz 9 · crime 97
• Clearing Clearing's 300 basement-water complaints lead quiet August permits 17 · biz 6 · crime 93
• Archer Heights Archer Heights permit value jumps to $858k permits 10 · biz 7 · crime 94
• Avalon Park Avalon Park permit value doubles to $393k permits 17 · biz 3 · crime 87
• Pullman Pullman's permit value falls 83% despite more filings permits 15 · biz 1 · crime 90
• Mckinley Park Mckinley Park permits drop to $91k from $374k permits 7 · biz 5 · crime 89
• Riverdale One permit, $26k: Riverdale's quiet August permits 1 · biz 0 · crime 86
• Oakland Oakland permit value jumps to $2M on new construction permits 7 · biz 2 · crime 65
• Mount Greenwood Mount Greenwood permit value jumps 38% to $921k permits 20 · biz 8 · crime 40
• West Elsdon Water in basement complaints spike to 529 in West Elsdon permits 10 · biz 3 · crime 55
• Forest Glen Forest Glen permits jump to $1.79M despite fewer filings permits 18 · biz 8 · crime 38
• Fuller Park Fuller Park permits crash from $26M to $55k permits 3 · biz 2 · crime 57
• Montclare Montclare permit value drops 77% to $83k permits 4 · biz 5 · crime 52
• Hegewisch Hegewisch permit value jumps 79% to $80k permits 8 · biz 4 · crime 46
• Burnside Burnside drops to three permits in August permits 3 · biz 1 · crime 31
• Edison Park Edison Park 311 calls jump 37% on garbage carts, tree work permits 11 · biz 6 · crime 11