East Garfield Park · 2026-01
East Garfield Park permit value falls to $1.4M
Sixteen permits totaling $1.4 million is a steep drop from December's $10.8 million, though that month likely carried a big-ticket project. Nine of January's permits were express jobs. Five new businesses launched, including a Marathon gas station that picked up filling, tobacco, and retail food licenses all at once. Cajun Cafe Chicago opened as a shared kitchen tenant. Fly dumping complaints hit 74, the most of any 311 category. Crime counts are 136 incidents this month, 37 of them violent, but there's no prior month to compare against yet.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 16 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,380,060 |
| New business licenses | 6 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 780 |
| Reported crimes | 237 |
| Violent crimes | 69 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- MARATHON GAS (Filling Station)
- WILLIE P'S BBQ & CATERING VIN # 4UZAAPBW85CV11131 ; PLATE # 210724H (Mobile Food License)
- Cajun Cafe Chicago (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- MARATHON GAS (Tobacco)
- MARATHON GAS (Retail Food Establishment)
- COZY PUFF (Tobacco)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 9
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 3
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 2
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - REINSTATE REVOKED PMT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Fly Dumping Complaint — 128
- Tree Trim Request (NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED) — 94
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 49
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 44
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 35