City In Review: Chicago

Burnside · 2026-03

Burnside gets 76 station, shared-kitchen bakery

Three businesses opened in March: a 76 location (with a retail food license and tobacco license) and Mag's Legacy Cakes and More, a shared-kitchen user. Permits totaled $7,400 across six sign jobs—down from February's $126,000. Service requests jumped 85 percent to 124, led by street light complaints (19), potholes (16), and garbage cart issues (15). Crime dropped 32 percent to 13 incidents; violent offenses fell from six to two.

By the numbers

Building permits6
Declared construction value$7,398
New business licenses3
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests124
Reported crimes13
Violent crimes2
Failed food inspections0

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