City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · 2025-11

Dunning permit value jumps 372% to $2.6M

Permit value in Dunning shot up from $540k to $2.6 million in November, even as the count slipped from 20 to 18. Most permits came through the express program (14), with two new-construction jobs in the mix. Service requests dropped 14% to 926, with blue recycling carts, abandoned vehicles, and rodent complaints splitting the top spots almost evenly—106, 100, and 99 calls respectively. Crime fell 15% overall to 118 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up from 34 to 40. Two food establishments failed inspection, down from five.

By the numbers

Building permits18
Declared construction value$2,550,552
New business licenses9
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests926
Reported crimes118
Violent crimes40
Failed food inspections2

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