City In Review: Chicago

Edison Park · 2024-06

Edison Park permit value jumps 265% on same count

Edison Park pulled the same number of permits in June as May—17—but their combined value shot up 265%, from $111k to $407k. Eleven of those were express permits, the quick-turnaround kind, with three renovations and a new construction rounding out the top categories. Service requests dropped 19.5% to 385, led by traffic signal complaints and potholes. Crime reports nearly doubled to 27, though violent incidents fell from two to one. Food inspection failures dropped from four to one.

By the numbers

Building permits17
Declared construction value$406,718
New business licenses6
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests385
Reported crimes27
Violent crimes1
Failed food inspections1

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