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