City In Review: Chicago

Ashburn · 2025-10

Ashburn permit value quadruples to $2M

Ashburn logged $2 million in construction permits during October, up from $494k the month before. The neighborhood issued 40 permits total, 32 of them through the express program. Service requests fell 20% to 941, with garbage cart maintenance leading the list at 110 calls. Crime climbed 35% to 210 incidents—73 were violent offenses, up from 55 in September. Three restaurants failed health inspections, compared to zero the prior month.

By the numbers

Building permits40
Declared construction value$1,979,249
New business licenses24
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests941
Reported crimes210
Violent crimes73
Failed food inspections3

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