City In Review: Chicago

Avalon Park · 2025-04

Avalon Park permit work drops 55% in April

Avalon Park saw nine permits in April, down from twenty the month before. Permit value fell 43% to $358k. Six of those were express permits, the rest renovations and a sign. Service requests climbed 14% to 362, led by garbage cart maintenance (33) and abandoned vehicle complaints (22). Crime rose 10%—80 incidents, up from 73—but violent offenses dropped from 30 to 23. Two food establishments failed inspections, double the prior month.

By the numbers

Building permits9
Declared construction value$358,409
New business licenses8
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests362
Reported crimes80
Violent crimes23
Failed food inspections2

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