City In Review: Chicago

Mckinley Park · 2026-04

McKinley Park permit value drops by half

McKinley Park logged $958k in construction permits in April, down 47% from March's $1.8 million. The neighborhood pulled 10 permits—half went to the express permit program, three involved elevator equipment. New businesses included Matilda, a wholesale food operation, and ecoATM, a secondhand dealer. Graffiti removal requests hit 187, the top 311 category by far. Crime fell 9%, with violent incidents down 29% to 17. New business licenses dropped from 14 to 5.

By the numbers

Building permits10
Declared construction value$957,765
New business licenses5
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests548
Reported crimes61
Violent crimes17
Failed food inspections1

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