City In Review: Chicago

Lincoln Square · 2025-05

Lincoln Square permits drop 23%, but dollar value climbs to $6.7M

Lincoln Square issued 36 permits in May, down from 47 the month before. The total value, though, rose 28% to about $6.7 million. Twenty-five of those permits came through the express program, with another nine for renovations or alterations. One new construction permit and one sign permit rounded out the list. No new businesses opened, none closed, and service requests didn't show up in the data this month.

By the numbers

Building permits36
Declared construction value$6,656,189
New business licenses26
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1190
Reported crimes150
Violent crimes37
Failed food inspections7

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