City In Review: Chicago

East Side · 2025-02

East Side permit value hits $1.5M on 14 filings

Fourteen permits pulled in February matched January's count, but their combined value shot up from $409k to $1.5 million. Eleven were express permits; three covered renovations or alterations. Service requests ticked up 3% to 567, led by 152 tree-trim requests (a category the city no longer accepts) and 68 abandoned-vehicle complaints. Crime fell 21% overall to 82 incidents, though violent offenses edged up from 28 to 30. Two restaurants failed inspections, down from three the month prior.

By the numbers

Building permits14
Declared construction value$1,524,634
New business licenses5
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests567
Reported crimes82
Violent crimes30
Failed food inspections2

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