City In Review: Chicago

Englewood · 2026-04

Englewood permit value hits $9.5 million in April

Permit value in Englewood jumped 223% in April, reaching $9.5 million compared to $2.9 million the month before. The neighborhood issued 26 permits total, with 15 coming through the express program. New businesses included a Taco Bell, a tobacco shop called 69 Food & Tobacco, and a secondhand dealer named Anotherlevel Connection. Crime dropped 27%, from 354 incidents to 257. Violent offenses fell from 138 to 103. Residents filed 1,105 service requests, up 11%. The top category was tree trim requests—though that service is no longer being accepted—followed by garbage cart maintenance and pothole complaints.

By the numbers

Building permits26
Declared construction value$9,468,721
New business licenses5
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1105
Reported crimes257
Violent crimes103
Failed food inspections0

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