City In Review: Chicago

Edgewater · 2025-11

Edgewater gets Gobez Coffee, four food fails

Permit value jumped 14% to $1.9 million in November, though the count fell by three to 44. Signs led with 18 permits. New businesses hit 25, including Gobez Coffee and Uptown Animal Hospital. Food inspection failures went from one to four. Crime dropped 16% to 198 incidents, with violent crime steady at 66. Yard waste pick-up requests topped 311 calls at 165, followed by 88 graffiti complaints.

By the numbers

Building permits44
Declared construction value$1,934,927
New business licenses25
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests923
Reported crimes198
Violent crimes66
Failed food inspections4

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