City In Review: Chicago

Lake View · 2025-09

Lake View permit dollars sink to $16.8M

Permit value in Lake View dropped 57% in September, from $39.3M to $16.8M, though the count slipped just 7% to 107 filings. Express permits (59) led the month. Service requests fell 13% to 2,119, with graffiti removal topping the list at 364 calls. Rodent baiting drew 231 requests. Crime inched up 3% to 493 incidents, but violent offenses declined 10% to 106. Seven food spots failed inspection, down from nine.

By the numbers

Building permits107
Declared construction value$16,762,226
New business licenses139
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests2119
Reported crimes493
Violent crimes106
Failed food inspections7

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