Chicago Lawn · 2025-05

Chicago Lawn permit value drops 88% to $659k

Chicago Lawn logged $659,000 in permit value this month, down 88% from April's $5.5 million. The 29 permits issued—seven fewer than last month—were mostly express program filings (24 total), with five renovation or alteration permits rounding out the batch. No new businesses opened and none closed.

Drafted by City In Review's reporting engine from the source records below; every figure is verified against the underlying data before publication. How this works.

By the numbers

Building permits	29
Declared construction value	$659,009
New business licenses	18
Business closings (proxy)	0
311 service requests	1551
Reported crimes	409
Violent crimes	148
Failed food inspections	2

New businesses

DONALD COLEMAN (Peddler License)
MICHELLE SOLANO (Peddler License)
PARTY R UZ (Limited Business License)
WALGREENS #05034 (Tobacco)
SEE THRU CHINESE KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
HILDA'S KITCHEN (Retail Food Establishment)
JUANITAS MEXICAN FOOD (Special Event Food)
HILDA'S KITCHEN (Food - Shared Kitchen - Supplemental)
ROUX (Tobacco)
LITTLE CAESAR ENTERPRISES, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)

Top permit types

PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 24
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 5

Top 311 request types

Graffiti Removal Request — 153
Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 149
Pothole in Street Complaint — 136
Garbage Cart Maintenance — 110
Tree Emergency — 79

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