2026-01 across Chicago
What happened in each community area during 2026-01.
- Near North Side Near North Side permit value plunges to $28M permits 154 · biz 91 · crime 787
- Near West Side Near West Side permit value falls to $29M permits 112 · biz 88 · crime 755
- Austin Austin permit value drops 73% despite more projects permits 63 · biz 34 · crime 792
- Loop Loop permit value falls to $68 million on minor work permits 197 · biz 86 · crime 544
- West Town West Town permit value drops 56% despite new tattoo shops permits 92 · biz 57 · crime 508
- South Shore South Shore permit value hits $772k, up 55% permits 29 · biz 10 · crime 602
- Humboldt Park Humboldt Park permit value drops 94.6% to $1.7M permits 22 · biz 32 · crime 480
- New City New City permit value rockets to $115.8 million permits 23 · biz 247 · crime 234
- North Lawndale North Lawndale permit value drops to $2M permits 27 · biz 7 · crime 457
- Greater Grand Crossing Greater Grand Crossing permits hit $1.07M in January permits 23 · biz 12 · crime 452
- Auburn Gresham Auburn Gresham permit spending jumps to $1.2M permits 43 · biz 11 · crime 409
- Lake View Lake View crime drops 20%, 38 new businesses open permits 65 · biz 43 · crime 349
- Roseland Roseland permits sink to $359k, crime climbs to 415 permits 29 · biz 3 · crime 415
- Chicago Lawn Chicago Lawn permit value drops 82% to $566k permits 18 · biz 21 · crime 395
- Chatham Chatham's permit value nearly doubles on $588k permits 17 · biz 12 · crime 385
- Logan Square Logan Square adds 32 new businesses in January permits 52 · biz 35 · crime 310
- Belmont Cragin Belmont Cragin permit value jumps to $3.7M permits 16 · biz 41 · crime 311
- West Englewood West Englewood adds Little Caesars, Food 4 Less permits 22 · biz 8 · crime 320
- Woodlawn Woodlawn permit count jumps 81%, new ALDI gets licenses permits 29 · biz 6 · crime 314
- Englewood Englewood permits drop 39% by value permits 21 · biz 3 · crime 309
- Lincoln Park Lincoln Park permit value doubles on $30.6M in work permits 52 · biz 31 · crime 249
- Uptown Uptown permit value drops 70% in January permits 14 · biz 22 · crime 269
- Rogers Park Rogers Park permit value jumps to $13M permits 21 · biz 20 · crime 246
- South Chicago South Chicago permit value hits $7.07M, four businesses open permits 21 · biz 4 · crime 256
- South Lawndale South Lawndale adds ALDI, 22 other businesses permits 21 · biz 25 · crime 235
- Edgewater Edgewater gets an ALDI, seven restaurants fail inspections permits 26 · biz 23 · crime 221
- Douglas Douglas permit value drops 96% to $220k permits 7 · biz 6 · crime 255
- Ohare O'Hare logs 24,680 aircraft noise complaints permits 28 · biz 128 · crime 108
- Grand Boulevard Grand Boulevard permit value jumps to $8.3M permits 13 · biz 16 · crime 234
- Garfield Ridge Garfield Ridge issues 134 new business licenses permits 22 · biz 134 · crime 105
- East Garfield Park East Garfield Park permit value falls to $1.4M permits 16 · biz 6 · crime 237
- Portage Park Portage Park permit value drops 60% permits 32 · biz 18 · crime 205
- West Garfield Park West Garfield Park adds 12 businesses in one month permits 13 · biz 12 · crime 227
- Lower West Side Lower West Side permit value drops 76% to $3.7M permits 20 · biz 34 · crime 185
- West Pullman West Pullman permit value drops 97% to $794k permits 19 · biz 4 · crime 215
- West Ridge West Ridge permit value hits $4.7M permits 19 · biz 23 · crime 196
- Hyde Park Hyde Park permit value soars 1,347% to $42M permits 27 · biz 18 · crime 185
- Irving Park Irving Park permit values jump 30% to $1.9M permits 25 · biz 21 · crime 181
- Near South Side Permit value crashes 94% despite 21 new licenses permits 23 · biz 22 · crime 179
- Brighton Park Brighton Park permit value crashes 89% to $219k permits 16 · biz 30 · crime 175
- Avondale Sorry Mama Tattoo opens as permits jump 40% permits 20 · biz 23 · crime 170
- Washington Heights Washington Heights gets NAILS TODAY, AKA AUTO REPAIR LLC permits 24 · biz 3 · crime 178
- Lincoln Square Lincoln Square permit value jumps to $12.7M permits 27 · biz 15 · crime 162
- Gage Park Gage Park permit value jumps to $232k permits 13 · biz 22 · crime 160
- Washington Park Washington Park permit value jumps to $29.9M permits 9 · biz 0 · crime 177
- Bridgeport Bridgeport violent crime spikes to 32 incidents permits 15 · biz 51 · crime 108
- Albany Park Albany Park permits drop to $943k from $19M permits 13 · biz 24 · crime 135
- Ashburn Ashburn permit value hits $2.1M in January permits 30 · biz 13 · crime 128
- Clearing Clearing permit value jumps to $407k permits 11 · biz 82 · crime 70
- Morgan Park Morgan Park adds Shell station and nail salon permits 17 · biz 6 · crime 134
- Kenwood Kenwood permit values fall 77% in January permits 8 · biz 3 · crime 136
- West Lawn West Lawn permit value jumps to $2.3 million permits 15 · biz 11 · crime 117
- North Center North Center permits hit $8.3M on fewer filings permits 16 · biz 21 · crime 96
- Norwood Park Norwood Park permit value jumps to $3.75M permits 16 · biz 18 · crime 96
- Dunning Dunning gets 11 new businesses, including Gwacamole Restaurant permits 14 · biz 13 · crime 98
- South Deering South Deering permit value jumps to $10.9M permits 12 · biz 7 · crime 106
- Calumet Heights Five permits in January after 28 in December permits 5 · biz 4 · crime 108
- Mckinley Park McKinley Park permit value triples to $1.3M permits 9 · biz 44 · crime 64
- Armour Square Armour Square permit value hits $18.3M on two new construction filings permits 11 · biz 15 · crime 88
- East Side East Side permit value nearly triples to $429k permits 6 · biz 7 · crime 92
- Avalon Park Avalon Park permit value jumps to $321k permits 7 · biz 4 · crime 81
- Riverdale Riverdale ties on streetlights and potholes at 12 each permits 4 · biz 0 · crime 87
- Beverly Beverly gets seven new businesses in January permits 18 · biz 8 · crime 64
- Jefferson Park Jefferson Park permit value falls to $502k permits 12 · biz 5 · crime 73
- Hermosa Hermosa permit value jumps to $188k permits 8 · biz 7 · crime 72
- Pullman Pullman permit value drops 59% to $268k permits 11 · biz 0 · crime 73
- Archer Heights Four businesses open in Archer Heights, including ALDI permits 7 · biz 5 · crime 71
- Oakland Oakland logs one $24k permit after $258k December permits 1 · biz 0 · crime 80
- West Elsdon West Elsdon adds nine businesses, permit activity drops permits 5 · biz 10 · crime 63
- North Park North Park adds four businesses, 156 pothole calls permits 7 · biz 5 · crime 65
- Hegewisch Violent crime doubles as potholes pile up permits 7 · biz 3 · crime 64
- Fuller Park Fuller Park adds 19 licenses, including Pershing Center/Mobil permits 4 · biz 19 · crime 39
- Montclare Montclare permit value hits $2.9M on seven jobs permits 7 · biz 4 · crime 44
- Mount Greenwood Mount Greenwood adds Dunkin Donuts, five other businesses permits 4 · biz 6 · crime 43
- Forest Glen Forest Glen files 104 shared sidewalk requests permits 15 · biz 7 · crime 29
- Edison Park Edison Park adds nine new businesses in January permits 4 · biz 9 · crime 21
- Burnside Burnside crime jumps to 24 from 12 in one month permits 1 · biz 0 · crime 24