City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · 2024-11

Dunning permit value jumps to $2.5M despite fewer permits

Dunning issued just 18 permits in November—down 45% from October—but their combined value hit $2.5 million, nearly quadrupling the prior month's $662k. Fifteen of those permits came through the city's express program. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 26% to 831, led by streetlight outages (105) and rodent complaints (96). Crime fell by a quarter overall, though violent incidents ticked up slightly from 30 to 32.

By the numbers

Building permits18
Declared construction value$2,535,284
New business licenses31
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests831
Reported crimes122
Violent crimes32
Failed food inspections0

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