City In Review: Chicago

Brighton Park · 2025-12

Brighton Park permit value jumps to $2M

Brighton Park logged $2 million in permitted construction work in December, a twelvefold jump from November's $156k. The spike came from just 16 permits—one fewer than the prior month. Ten were express permits (fast-track reviews for smaller jobs), four were renovation-alterations, and one each for demolition and elevator equipment. No new business licenses or closures showed up in the data. The numbers don't specify which projects drove the dollar surge.

By the numbers

Building permits16
Declared construction value$2,007,533
New business licenses14
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests975
Reported crimes177
Violent crimes63
Failed food inspections0

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