City In Review: Chicago

Clearing · 2025-06

Clearing permit value doubles to $680k

Clearing pulled twenty permits in June, worth $680k combined—more than double May's $286k. Sixteen were filed through the city's express program, suggesting relatively modest scope. Crime reports ticked up 17 percent (99 total, 27 violent), while 311 calls held flat at 655. Rodent baiting requests led the service queue with 128, followed by garbage cart fixes and potholes. No new business licenses or closures appeared in the data, and the neighborhood logged zero food inspection failures after one the month prior.

By the numbers

Building permits20
Declared construction value$679,885
New business licenses6
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests655
Reported crimes99
Violent crimes27
Failed food inspections0

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