City In Review: Chicago

Clearing · 2025-10

Clearing's 311 complaints fall by a quarter

Service requests dropped from 664 to 488 in October, down 26%. Rodent complaints still topped the list at 75, followed by 54 abandoned-vehicle reports. Violent crime fell 37%—from 35 incidents to 22. Construction permits inched up from 14 to 16, totaling $329k. Fifteen of those were express permits, the kind that cover smaller jobs and move quickly. No businesses opened or closed during the month.

By the numbers

Building permits16
Declared construction value$329,097
New business licenses25
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests488
Reported crimes79
Violent crimes22
Failed food inspections0

New businesses

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