City In Review: Chicago

Forest Glen · 2024-10

Forest Glen permit value hits $951k in October

Forest Glen issued 22 permits in October, up from 14 the month before, with total value climbing to $951k—a 65% jump. Fourteen of those were express permits, quick-turn work that doesn't need full review. Service requests dropped 20%, falling from 771 to 617. Garbage cart maintenance led the list with 60 calls, followed by tree trim requests (50) and rodent complaints (48). Crime inched up by one incident to 42, though violent offenses fell from 13 to 10. No new businesses opened and none closed.

By the numbers

Building permits22
Declared construction value$950,734
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests617
Reported crimes42
Violent crimes10
Failed food inspections0

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