City In Review: Chicago

Jefferson Park · 2026-01

Jefferson Park permit value falls to $502k

Jefferson Park issued 12 permits in January, down from 18 the month before, with total value dropping to $502k from $1.9 million. Six permits went to express work, three to signs. Four new businesses opened: Frank's Martial Art Tae Kwondo (a children's services facility), a 7-Eleven tobacco license, Vohra Tax & Accounting, and David Lee got a peddler license. Residents filed 620 service requests, led by 143 for shared-cost sidewalk work and 110 for tree trimming. Crime logged 51 incidents, 13 of them violent.

By the numbers

Building permits12
Declared construction value$501,600
New business licenses5
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests917
Reported crimes73
Violent crimes21
Failed food inspections1

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