City In Review: Chicago

Avalon Park · 2025-07

311 calls jump 28% on tree emergencies and signal outages

Avalon Park logged 601 service requests in July, up from 471 the month before. Tree emergencies (53) and busted traffic signals (55) led the surge. Permits dropped to 12 from 17, pulling in about $197k—down slightly from June's $209k. Most of that work came through the express program (9 permits). Crime ticked up 6% to 101 incidents, with violent offenses at 31. No new businesses opened or closed.

By the numbers

Building permits12
Declared construction value$197,277
New business licenses3
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests601
Reported crimes101
Violent crimes31
Failed food inspections1

New businesses

Top permit types

Top 311 request types

Automated draft · verified against source · confidence 0.92. Spot a problem? Tell us.