City In Review: Chicago

Gage Park · 2025-09

Gage Park adds 18 businesses, including Ducky's Car Wash

Gage Park logged 18 new business licenses in September, up from 11 the month before. Among them: Ducky's Car Wash, La Baguette Bakery, and SPINCYCLE ON WESTERN, LLC. Permits dropped slightly—15 compared to 16 in August—with total construction value down to $325k from $430k. Ten of those permits came through the express program. Service requests fell sharply, from 3,060 to 1,017, with graffiti removal topping the list at 153 calls. Crime declined 15 percent overall (179 incidents vs. 210), and violent offenses dropped from 60 to 50.

By the numbers

Building permits15
Declared construction value$324,892
New business licenses18
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1017
Reported crimes179
Violent crimes50
Failed food inspections2

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