City In Review: Chicago

Forest Glen · 2025-01

Forest Glen permit value jumps nearly $3 million

Eleven permits in Forest Glen pulled $2.97 million in January, up 380% from December's $618k. Most of that came from two new-construction permits and four renovation jobs. The neighborhood logged no new business licenses and none closed. Service requests climbed 38% to 804, led by 126 calls for water lead test kits—a sharp spike from last month. Pothole complaints (84) and sidewalk repair requests (83) rounded out the top three. Crime dropped 19% to 38 incidents, though violent offenses ticked up from six to eight.

By the numbers

Building permits11
Declared construction value$2,969,905
New business licenses2
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests804
Reported crimes38
Violent crimes8
Failed food inspections0

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