City In Review: Chicago

East Side · 2024-08

East Side 311 calls nearly double on tree requests

Service requests in East Side jumped 86% in August, hitting 1,045. Tree Planting Requests led the surge with 248 calls, followed by 82 for tree emergencies and 79 for debris clean-up. Permits dipped slightly to 15, but their total value climbed 45% to $1.6 million. Twelve of those permits came through the express program. Crime fell 19% overall, with violent offenses down 43% to 29. No new businesses opened and no food establishments failed inspections.

By the numbers

Building permits15
Declared construction value$1,645,979
New business licenses8
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1045
Reported crimes105
Violent crimes29
Failed food inspections0

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