Calumet Heights · 2025-08
Calumet Heights fields 88 basement water complaints
Calumet Heights logged 741 service requests in August, up 16% from July. Water in basement complaints topped the list with 88 calls—likely tied to late-summer storms—followed by 75 tree debris requests. Permits rose to 13, worth $170k total, a 40% bump. Eleven of those were express permits. Crime inched up to 153 incidents, but violent offenses fell 8% to 35. Three restaurants failed health inspections after none did in July.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 13 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $170,160 |
| New business licenses | 7 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 741 |
| Reported crimes | 153 |
| Violent crimes | 35 |
| Failed food inspections | 3 |
New businesses
- SMOKE'S ISLAND KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
- WINGZ IT IZ (Retail Food Establishment)
- CUTZ TO PERFECTION (Limited Business License)
- WINGSTOP (Retail Food Establishment)
- NORTHSHORE MEDICAL LABORATORY (Limited Business License)
- A & G HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING (Regulated Business License)
- PATTERSON PREMIER PRINTING (Regulated Business License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 11
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Water in Basement Complaint — 88
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 75
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 58
- Street Light Out Complaint — 51
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 42