City In Review: Chicago

Greater Grand Crossing · 2026-04

Greater Grand Crossing crime falls 41%

Crime dropped 41% in Greater Grand Crossing in April—288 incidents, down from 485. Violent offenses fell by the same margin. Falcon Fuel / Sals Philly and Seafood opened with filling station, tobacco, and retail food licenses. Mobil Gas Station and Jimmy's Family Food also arrived. Permit value slid 24% to $1.94 million across 25 permits, 20 of them through the express program. Residents filed 91 pothole complaints, leading all 311 requests.

By the numbers

Building permits25
Declared construction value$1,939,289
New business licenses15
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1176
Reported crimes288
Violent crimes126
Failed food inspections1

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