2026-03 across Chicago

What happened in each community area during 2026-03.

• Near North Side Near North permit values jump 75% to $107M permits 181 · biz 152 · crime 868
• Loop Loop permit value jumps to $718 million permits 201 · biz 195 · crime 696
• Austin Austin permit value hits $5.6M, up 172% on bigger projects permits 91 · biz 22 · crime 921
• Near West Side Near West Side permit value hits $91.5M, up 441% permits 108 · biz 86 · crime 813
• West Town West Town permit values spike to $597 million permits 104 · biz 77 · crime 558
• South Shore South Shore permit value jumps to $1.2 million permits 29 · biz 12 · crime 675
• Lake View Lake View permit value doubles to $22.5 million permits 105 · biz 100 · crime 505
• North Lawndale North Lawndale permit value spikes to $6.3 million permits 40 · biz 7 · crime 494
• Greater Grand Crossing Permit values jump to $2.6M in Greater Grand Crossing permits 26 · biz 18 · crime 485
• Humboldt Park Humboldt Park permit value climbs to $4.1M permits 53 · biz 21 · crime 422
• Lincoln Park E-scooter complaints hit 542 as 311 calls jump 44% permits 84 · biz 43 · crime 363
• Logan Square Logan Square permit value jumps to $23M permits 62 · biz 38 · crime 379
• Auburn Gresham Auburn Gresham permit value jumps to $3.5M permits 41 · biz 9 · crime 397
• Belmont Cragin Belmont Cragin permit values jump to $9.2M permits 35 · biz 29 · crime 371
• Chatham Chatham permit value jumps to $3.3M permits 26 · biz 15 · crime 390
• Roseland Roseland permit value spikes to $6.8M permits 54 · biz 6 · crime 368
• Englewood Englewood logs 12 new licenses, Exxon Mobile among them permits 25 · biz 12 · crime 354
• West Englewood West Englewood adds 10 new businesses, including Metro by T-Mobile permits 40 · biz 10 · crime 325
• Chicago Lawn Permit value jumps to $1.08M in Chicago Lawn permits 29 · biz 15 · crime 321
• New City New City permit value triples to $13.8M permits 51 · biz 38 · crime 274
• South Lawndale Permit value jumps 157% on renovation work permits 28 · biz 24 · crime 310
• Uptown Uptown permit value jumps to $16.9 million permits 37 · biz 15 · crime 305
• Woodlawn Woodlawn permit value climbs to $1.9M permits 26 · biz 10 · crime 320
• West Ridge West Ridge abandoned vehicle calls hit 161 in March permits 36 · biz 22 · crime 280
• South Chicago South Chicago permit value jumps 61% to $625k permits 21 · biz 6 · crime 304
• Grand Boulevard Grand Boulevard permit value jumps to $4 million permits 22 · biz 16 · crime 281
• Portage Park Portage Park logs 259 tree trim requests in March permits 49 · biz 30 · crime 229
• West Garfield Park West Garfield Park permits jump to $593k permits 21 · biz 7 · crime 279
• East Garfield Park East Garfield Park permit value jumps to $7.1 million permits 28 · biz 14 · crime 261
• West Pullman West Pullman permit value hits $1.46M permits 19 · biz 4 · crime 260
• Rogers Park Rogers Park permit value doubles to $1.5M permits 20 · biz 14 · crime 248
• Lower West Side Permit value doubles to $5.6M in Lower West Side permits 38 · biz 36 · crime 207
• Edgewater Pothole complaints triple in Edgewater, 311 requests soar permits 45 · biz 17 · crime 201
• Irving Park Irving Park logs $3.5M in permits, bike repair shop opens permits 44 · biz 20 · crime 193
• Hyde Park Hyde Park 311 calls jump 38% on traffic signals and tree requests permits 29 · biz 10 · crime 212
• Avondale Graffiti removal calls hit 220 in Avondale permits 22 · biz 30 · crime 198
• Gage Park Gage Park permit value jumps to $4.4 million permits 20 · biz 10 · crime 217
• Douglas Douglas logs $1.99M in permits, adds Jewel and Napleton dealership permits 10 · biz 7 · crime 223
• Near South Side Near South Side permit count jumps 74%, value slides 41% permits 40 · biz 12 · crime 186
• Lincoln Square Lincoln Square permit value soars 54% to $7.2 million permits 42 · biz 11 · crime 161
• Washington Park Washington Park crime up 28%, violent offenses hit 86 permits 10 · biz 1 · crime 203
• Washington Heights Washington Heights permit value triples to $887k permits 27 · biz 6 · crime 177
• Brighton Park Brighton Park permit spending hits $2.5 million permits 15 · biz 15 · crime 170
• Kenwood Kenwood adds nine businesses, crime incidents jump 32% permits 13 · biz 9 · crime 172
• Albany Park Albany Park permit value jumps to $1.6M permits 18 · biz 7 · crime 166
• Garfield Ridge Garfield Ridge permit value hits $2M, up 175% permits 33 · biz 14 · crime 140
• Ashburn Ashburn permits double as potholes top 311 requests permits 36 · biz 6 · crime 144
• North Center North Center permit count doubles despite lighter spending permits 38 · biz 31 · crime 111
• West Lawn West Lawn crime jumps 44%, violent offenses up 62% permits 16 · biz 14 · crime 144
• Morgan Park Morgan Park adds Save A Lot and Panda Express permits 20 · biz 15 · crime 137
• Dunning Dunning permit value jumps to $7.4 million permits 26 · biz 13 · crime 119
• Ohare O'Hare gets 34,992 aircraft noise complaints permits 30 · biz 21 · crime 107
• South Deering South Deering doubles new licenses to eight permits 13 · biz 8 · crime 132
• Norwood Park Norwood Park logs 221 pothole complaints in March permits 26 · biz 14 · crime 99
• Bridgeport Bridgeport 311 calls jump 44%, graffiti leads permits 13 · biz 15 · crime 107
• Hermosa Hermosa logs 104 graffiti requests in March permits 11 · biz 8 · crime 109
• East Side East Side permit value jumps to $1.28 million permits 13 · biz 7 · crime 100
• Calumet Heights Calumet Heights permit value jumps to $321k permits 13 · biz 4 · crime 95
• Jefferson Park Jefferson Park permit value triples to $570k permits 17 · biz 13 · crime 79
• Avalon Park Avalon Park doubles permits, adds Jerk Yard restaurant permits 22 · biz 7 · crime 79
• Armour Square Armour Square permit value jumps to $1.85 million permits 4 · biz 12 · crime 86
• Archer Heights Permit value crashes 85% in Archer Heights permits 10 · biz 6 · crime 83
• Pullman Pullman doubles permit count, but value drops 93% permits 14 · biz 6 · crime 75
• West Elsdon West Elsdon adds 10 businesses, including Los Mangos permits 9 · biz 10 · crime 76
• Clearing Clearing permit value hits $3M on big project permits 14 · biz 15 · crime 65
• Mckinley Park McKinley Park permit value more than doubles permits 8 · biz 14 · crime 67
• Riverdale Riverdale adds Sherwin-Williams plant, no permits permits 0 · biz 1 · crime 88
• Montclare Montclare gets Laxi Liquor, logs 69 pothole complaints permits 6 · biz 4 · crime 71
• Beverly Beverly logs 91 pothole complaints in March permits 16 · biz 7 · crime 57
• Oakland Oakland permit value jumps to $42,851 permits 4 · biz 0 · crime 68
• North Park North Park permit value jumps to $984k permits 7 · biz 13 · crime 50
• Hegewisch Hegewisch permits jump to 22, led by express work permits 22 · biz 1 · crime 42
• Fuller Park Fuller Park permit value drops 80% despite new Metro by T-Mobile permits 5 · biz 3 · crime 49
• Mount Greenwood Mount Greenwood permit value jumps to $21.3 million permits 21 · biz 4 · crime 26
• Forest Glen Forest Glen 311 calls jump 65% as potholes, tree debris pile up permits 14 · biz 5 · crime 20
• Edison Park Edison Park permit value drops 87% despite four new businesses permits 9 · biz 4 · crime 13
• Burnside Burnside gets 76 station, shared-kitchen bakery permits 6 · biz 3 · crime 13