City In Review: Chicago

Calumet Heights · 2024-10

Calumet Heights permit value triples to $736k

Permit count doubled in October—26 vs. 13 the month prior—but the real jump was in dollar value: $736k, up 192% from September's $252k. Twenty permits came through the express program, six for renovation work. Crime climbed 22%, from 116 incidents to 142, with violent offenses up from 37 to 42. Service requests dipped slightly to 616. The top complaint? Tree trim requests—133 of them, though the city's no longer accepting that category. One food establishment failed inspection.

By the numbers

Building permits26
Declared construction value$735,656
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests616
Reported crimes142
Violent crimes42
Failed food inspections1

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