City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · 2025-06

Englewood permit value triples to $824k

Englewood's permit value jumped 208% in June, hitting $824k on 29 permits—up from $267k the month before. Twenty of those permits came through the express program, with another five for renovations or alterations. Service requests climbed 11.5% to 1,127, led by weed removal (78 calls) and garbage cart maintenance (72). Violent crime ticked down 3% even as overall crime rose slightly. Four food establishments failed inspections, double May's count.

By the numbers

Building permits29
Declared construction value$823,871
New business licenses16
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1127
Reported crimes468
Violent crimes191
Failed food inspections4

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