City In Review: Chicago

Dunning · 2026-01

Dunning gets 11 new businesses, including Gwacamole Restaurant

Dunning added 11 businesses in January—among them Gwacamole Restaurant, Panini Piazza, and Let Loose Bar & Grill. Permits dropped from 17 to 14, but their total value climbed 27% to $614k. Most permits were express jobs; one was for new construction. Residents filed 664 service requests, led by 85 abandoned vehicle complaints and 53 sidewalk program requests. Potholes and busted street lights also made the list. Crime hit 62 incidents, 13 of them violent. One food spot failed inspection.

By the numbers

Building permits14
Declared construction value$614,122
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1002
Reported crimes98
Violent crimes26
Failed food inspections1

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