Forest Glen · 2024-09
Forest Glen violent crime jumps 63% despite overall drop
Forest Glen's 14 September permits totaled $577,139, up 61% from August's $359k. Ten permits ran through the express program. Service requests fell 9% to 771, led by 69 garbage cart calls. Crime dropped 16% overall to 41 incidents, but violent offenses climbed from 8 to 13—a 63% spike. No businesses opened or closed, no food failures.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 14 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $577,139 |
| New business licenses | 11 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 771 |
| Reported crimes | 41 |
| Violent crimes | 13 |
| Failed food inspections | 0 |
New businesses
- LIVE COACH CHAKRA GIFT SHOP (Limited Business License)
- THE LITTLE SHERPA (Retail Food Establishment)
- HEINIES COOKIES (Shared Kitchen User (Short Term))
- CONRAD ROOFING OF ILLINOIS (Limited Business License)
- BELLISSIMA DONNA (Limited Business License)
- HOKULEA ACADEMY OF POLYNESIAN ARTS LLC (Regulated Business License)
- CONRAD ROOFING OF ILLINOIS (Regulated Business License)
- PARADISE NAILS AND SPA (Limited Business License)
- Eyemethod (Regulated Business License)
- THE ELEPHANT THAI CUISINE (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 10
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 3
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
Top 311 request types
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 69
- Tree Emergency — 63
- Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint — 59
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 54
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 53