Armour Square · 2026-02
Armour Square fields 103 graffiti requests
Armour Square logged 103 graffiti removal requests in February, the top 311 category by a wide margin. Service requests overall jumped 45%. Permits fell to five—down from 11—and their combined value dropped from $18.3 million to $140k. Twenty-one new businesses got licenses, including Chubby Skewer, a retail food shop, and ChiSox Bar & Grill, which picked up a liquor license and an outdoor patio permit. Violent crime more than doubled, rising from 12 incidents to 30.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 5 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $139,600 |
| New business licenses | 21 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 351 |
| Reported crimes | 86 |
| Violent crimes | 30 |
| Failed food inspections | 7 |
New businesses
- CHUBBY SKEWER (Retail Food Establishment)
- ST PATRICK'S DAY POST PARADE CELEBRATION (Indoor Special Event)
- BO LIU (Regulated Business License)
- LASHLEY CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC (Regulated Business License)
- SUSHI + CHINATOWN (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- CBCAC (Raffles)
- ChiSox Bar & Grill (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- J LEE 500 LLC (Commercial Garage)
- ChiSox Bar & Grill (Outdoor Patio)
- KING KTV (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
Top permit types
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 2
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 1
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
Top 311 request types
- Graffiti Removal Request — 103
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 19
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 19
- Street Light Out Complaint — 17
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review — 17