City In Review: Chicago

Montclare · 2026-03

Montclare gets Laxi Liquor, logs 69 pothole complaints

Laxi Liquor opened in March, picking up both a retail food license and a tobacco permit. Alegre Restaurant added a consumption license. New business licenses dropped to four from 31 the month before. Permit activity fell to six, all under the express program, with total value down 60 percent to $184k. Service requests jumped 20 percent to 340, driven by 69 pothole complaints. Crime reports rose to 71 from 44, including 13 violent incidents.

By the numbers

Building permits6
Declared construction value$183,630
New business licenses4
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests340
Reported crimes71
Violent crimes13
Failed food inspections0

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