City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · 2026-02

Englewood permit value jumps to $6M on 21 applications

Englewood's 21 building permits in February carried a combined value of $6 million, up from $938k the month before—a 543% leap on the same volume of applications. Twelve permits came through the city's express program. A new limited business license went to Calahan Funeral Home. Service requests ticked up 7% to 597, led by garbage cart calls and building violations. Crime reports surged 52% to 300, with violent incidents up 54% to 122. Five food establishments failed inspections after zero failures in January.

By the numbers

Building permits21
Declared construction value$6,031,115
New business licenses1
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests597
Reported crimes300
Violent crimes122
Failed food inspections5

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