City In Review: Chicago

Clearing · 2024-10

Clearing permit value climbs 56% to $210k

Clearing's 15 permits in October totaled $210k, up 56% from September's $135k. Fourteen were express permits; one was a renovation. Service requests ticked up 8% to 657, led by 152 rodent complaints—nearly a quarter of all calls. Violent crime dropped 20%, from 45 cases to 36. No new businesses opened or closed. The neighborhood logged zero food inspection failures after one the month prior.

By the numbers

Building permits15
Declared construction value$210,375
New business licenses7
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests657
Reported crimes97
Violent crimes36
Failed food inspections0

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