City In Review: Chicago

Hegewisch · 2024-12

Hegewisch logs 51 streetlight complaints in December

Service requests in Hegewisch jumped 24 percent to 233 in December, driven by 51 streetlight-out complaints—more than twice any other category. Garbage cart issues and abandoned vehicles trailed at 23 and 20. Permits fell from 16 to eight, with value sliding from $113k to $47k; seven were express permits. Crime dropped 13 percent to 48 incidents, violent offenses down from 18 to 11. No businesses opened or closed.

By the numbers

Building permits8
Declared construction value$47,226
New business licenses3
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests233
Reported crimes48
Violent crimes11
Failed food inspections0

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