2026-02 across Chicago

What happened in each community area during 2026-02.

• Near North Side Near North Side permit value doubles to $61 million permits 181 · biz 577 · crime 698
• Near West Side Near West Side's 311 calls: 49,000 info-only requests permits 134 · biz 95 · crime 738
• Austin Austin adds 57 businesses, including Big "M" Pancake House permits 46 · biz 57 · crime 799
• Loop Loop crime reports jump 72% as graffiti calls spike permits 162 · biz 98 · crime 591
• West Town West Town logs 604 graffiti requests, adds 77 businesses permits 100 · biz 77 · crime 475
• South Shore South Shore crime up 57%, tree-trim requests flood closed line permits 31 · biz 12 · crime 577
• Lake View Lake View crime jumps to 428 as graffiti tops 311 permits 73 · biz 73 · crime 428
• North Lawndale North Lawndale gets Lou Malnati's, 11 other businesses permits 41 · biz 12 · crime 424
• Auburn Gresham Auburn Gresham violent crime doubles to 160 incidents permits 35 · biz 13 · crime 411
• Humboldt Park Humboldt Park 311 calls jump 54% in February permits 29 · biz 26 · crime 388
• Logan Square Logan Square logs 500 graffiti requests in February permits 46 · biz 77 · crime 304
• Greater Grand Crossing Crime jumps 31% as potholes lead 311 calls permits 29 · biz 11 · crime 373
• Roseland Roseland permit value doubles despite fewer pulls permits 26 · biz 9 · crime 373
• Lincoln Park Lincoln Park adds 66 businesses, led by Noema permits 70 · biz 66 · crime 267
• Chatham Chatham adds OooH Wee Smothered, two seafood shops permits 16 · biz 11 · crime 368
• Chicago Lawn Chicago Lawn permit value drops 67% to $186k permits 17 · biz 16 · crime 319
• Belmont Cragin Belmont Cragin 311 calls up 75%, violent crime doubles permits 16 · biz 36 · crime 292
• West Englewood West Englewood crime up 63%, violent offenses climb to 116 permits 36 · biz 3 · crime 303
• New City New City crime doubles; new licenses drop 85% permits 25 · biz 36 · crime 270
• Englewood Englewood permit value jumps to $6M on 21 applications permits 21 · biz 1 · crime 300
• South Lawndale South Lawndale crime doubles as graffiti calls hit 349 permits 24 · biz 24 · crime 274
• Portage Park Portage Park permit value jumps to $4.7M permits 33 · biz 35 · crime 237
• Uptown Uptown logs 172 graffiti removal requests in February permits 16 · biz 23 · crime 260
• Rogers Park Rogers Park crime doubles as permit values collapse permits 12 · biz 17 · crime 268
• Grand Boulevard Grand Boulevard violent crime doubles to 80 incidents permits 33 · biz 7 · crime 249
• Woodlawn Woodlawn crime up 31% as permits drop by half permits 16 · biz 5 · crime 252
• Hyde Park Hyde Park violent crime triples in February permits 26 · biz 13 · crime 232
• East Garfield Park East Garfield Park permit value hits $3.9M permits 16 · biz 8 · crime 243
• Douglas Douglas permit values hit $512k on eight projects permits 8 · biz 4 · crime 253
• South Chicago Violent crime nearly doubles as 311 requests jump 32% permits 20 · biz 4 · crime 239
• Edgewater Edgewater permit value triples to $8.3 million permits 37 · biz 25 · crime 194
• West Pullman Crime jumps 67% while nine businesses open permits 18 · biz 9 · crime 222
• Lower West Side Lower West Side 311 calls jump 56% on graffiti reports permits 24 · biz 30 · crime 187
• West Ridge West Ridge sees 150 abandoned vehicle complaints in February permits 23 · biz 25 · crime 188
• West Garfield Park West Garfield Park crime jumps 68% in February permits 8 · biz 7 · crime 217
• Near South Side Near South Side permit value jumps to $18.6M permits 23 · biz 23 · crime 183
• Lincoln Square Lincoln Square adds Jerry's Sandwiches, 24 new businesses permits 48 · biz 24 · crime 150
• Washington Heights Washington Heights sees violent crime more than double permits 27 · biz 10 · crime 181
• Irving Park Irving Park violent crime jumps to 52 cases permits 27 · biz 28 · crime 162
• Brighton Park Brighton Park permit values hit $435k on just 9 projects permits 9 · biz 19 · crime 179
• Ashburn Crime doubles in Ashburn as permit value drops 75% permits 18 · biz 9 · crime 177
• Avondale Portillo's and Wingstop open as Avondale permits slide 27% permits 15 · biz 22 · crime 163
• Gage Park Gage Park permit value doubles to $455k permits 9 · biz 12 · crime 172
• Albany Park Albany Park violent crime jumps to 52 incidents permits 17 · biz 18 · crime 147
• Washington Park Washington Park permit value craters 96% to $1.3M permits 7 · biz 1 · crime 158
• Bridgeport Bridgeport crime more than doubles, permits hit $2m permits 27 · biz 23 · crime 115
• Morgan Park Morgan Park permit value triples on $803k permits 15 · biz 6 · crime 138
• North Center North Center permit dollars drop 67% despite more filings permits 18 · biz 23 · crime 116
• Kenwood Kenwood permits jump to $14.9M on major project permits 22 · biz 1 · crime 130
• Garfield Ridge Garfield Ridge permit value doubles despite fewer projects permits 18 · biz 12 · crime 109
• West Lawn West Lawn permit value drops 92% to $174k permits 15 · biz 11 · crime 100
• South Deering South Deering violent crime triples to 38 cases permits 11 · biz 4 · crime 108
• Armour Square Armour Square fields 103 graffiti requests permits 5 · biz 21 · crime 86
• Dunning Violent crime triples in Dunning permits 9 · biz 13 · crime 86
• Norwood Park Norwood Park violent crime jumps 77% in February permits 18 · biz 7 · crime 79
• Ohare O'Hare new-business licenses collapse from 128 to six permits 12 · biz 6 · crime 86
• Archer Heights Archer Heights permit value jumps to $752k permits 9 · biz 9 · crime 75
• Beverly Beverly crime doubles while potholes pile up permits 14 · biz 9 · crime 70
• Hermosa Hermosa permit value spikes to $3.06M permits 5 · biz 9 · crime 78
• Mckinley Park Crime jumps 75% as graffiti calls hit 169 permits 6 · biz 16 · crime 70
• Clearing Clearing logs just 10 new licenses after 82 in January permits 9 · biz 10 · crime 69
• East Side East Side crime jumps to 81 reports in February permits 5 · biz 2 · crime 81
• Calumet Heights Fifty pothole complaints top Calumet Heights gripes permits 7 · biz 5 · crime 75
• Montclare Montclare logs 31 new business licenses permits 10 · biz 31 · crime 44
• West Elsdon West Elsdon permit value surges to $166k permits 8 · biz 7 · crime 69
• Hegewisch Hegewisch logs 49 dead-streetlight calls in February permits 3 · biz 5 · crime 72
• North Park North Park violent crime doubles as nine businesses open permits 6 · biz 9 · crime 65
• Pullman Pullman permits jump to $832k on 7 filings permits 7 · biz 1 · crime 69
• Avalon Park Avalon Park permit value doubles to $658k permits 11 · biz 3 · crime 55
• Riverdale Riverdale permit value jumps to $1.2M on demolition work permits 8 · biz 0 · crime 60
• Jefferson Park Jefferson Park adds O'Reilly Auto Parts, CVS pharmacy permits 11 · biz 6 · crime 48
• Oakland Oakland's 311 calls jump 39%, led by abandoned cars permits 3 · biz 0 · crime 59
• Forest Glen Forest Glen doubles new business licenses to 12 permits 12 · biz 12 · crime 29
• Fuller Park Fuller Park permit value hits $1.3 million permits 10 · biz 2 · crime 34
• Mount Greenwood Mount Greenwood permit value drops 82% to $112k permits 6 · biz 7 · crime 28
• Burnside Burnside permit value jumps to $126k permits 4 · biz 0 · crime 19
• Edison Park Edison Park permit value jumps to $808k permits 5 · biz 2 · crime 8