City In Review: Chicago

Clearing · 2026-01

Clearing permit value jumps to $407k

Clearing pulled 11 permits worth roughly $407k in January, up more than 300% from December's $100k. Most were express permits. New licenses included Cipriani's (retail food), First Class Auto Repair, and Karolinka Club, which got both a tavern and a retail food license. The neighborhood logged 607 service requests, up 30% from the prior month—94 of them for potholes. Crime dropped 12.5% overall to 70 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up slightly to 22. One food establishment failed inspection.

By the numbers

Building permits11
Declared construction value$406,664
New business licenses82
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests607
Reported crimes70
Violent crimes22
Failed food inspections1

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