City In Review: Chicago

Montclare · 2025-11

Montclare permits drop to $37k from $454k

Four permits worth $37k cleared in November, down from 16 worth $454k the prior month. Three were express permits; one covered signage. No businesses opened or closed. Service requests rose 11% to 353, led by 92 tree-trim requests—a category the city no longer accepts. Violent crime fell 43%, from 14 incidents to eight. The single food inspection failure from the previous month didn't recur.

By the numbers

Building permits4
Declared construction value$36,986
New business licenses7
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests353
Reported crimes51
Violent crimes8
Failed food inspections0

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