City In Review: Chicago

Calumet Heights · 2025-12

Calumet Heights permit value jumps to $758k

Permits in Calumet Heights more than doubled in December, climbing from 11 to 28, with total value hitting $758,470—a sixfold increase over November's $112,676. Twenty-five of those permits came through the express program. Service requests dropped 14 percent to 354, led by 49 complaints about street lights out. Crime held flat at 107 incidents. No businesses opened or closed, and the neighborhood had zero food inspection failures.

By the numbers

Building permits28
Declared construction value$758,470
New business licenses4
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests354
Reported crimes107
Violent crimes34
Failed food inspections0

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