City In Review: Chicago

Chicago Lawn · 2025-01

Chicago Lawn permit value triples to $761k

Permit value in Chicago Lawn jumped 170% in January, hitting $761k on 32 permits—just one more than December but worth nearly three times as much. Twenty of those were express permits, the fastest-track option at the city. Service requests ticked up 7% to 1,312, led by graffiti removal (166 calls) and abandoned vehicle complaints (135). Crime rose 7% overall to 410 incidents, though violent offenses dipped slightly to 143. Food inspection failures spiked from one to six.

By the numbers

Building permits32
Declared construction value$760,573
New business licenses11
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1312
Reported crimes410
Violent crimes143
Failed food inspections6

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