City In Review: Chicago

Chicago Lawn · 2024-09

Chicago Lawn permit value jumps to $3 million

Chicago Lawn logged $3 million in building permits in September, up 64% from August's $1.8 million. Permit count rose to 43 from 32. Thirty of those were express permits, the streamlined fast-track process. Eight renovation or alteration permits rounded out the bulk of activity. No new business licenses appeared in the data, and the neighborhood had a quiet month otherwise.

By the numbers

Building permits43
Declared construction value$2,979,460
New business licenses15
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1385
Reported crimes496
Violent crimes179
Failed food inspections3

New businesses

Top permit types

Top 311 request types

Automated draft · verified against source · confidence 0.95. Spot a problem? Tell us.