City In Review: Chicago

Hyde Park · 2026-03

Hyde Park 311 calls jump 38% on traffic signals and tree requests

Service requests spiked to 614 in March, up from 446 the month before. Traffic signal complaints (85) and tree trim requests (96) accounted for most of the surge. Ten new businesses opened, including 24 Karat Bakery as a shared kitchen tenant and a Garrett Popcorn Shops location. Permit counts nudged up slightly to 29, but total dollar value dropped 56% to just under $3 million — the bulk of that was express permits for smaller jobs. Crime fell 9%, with 212 incidents. Two food establishments failed inspections.

By the numbers

Building permits29
Declared construction value$2,932,828
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests614
Reported crimes212
Violent crimes54
Failed food inspections2

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