Near West Side · 2026-05
Near West Side logs 107 new licenses in May
Near West Side issued 107 new business licenses in May, up 22 percent from April's 88. Manny's Coffee Shop picked up retail food and on-premises consumption licenses. Alhambra Palace Restaurant did the same, plus tobacco. Tony's BP added filling station, retail food, and tobacco. The Publican got a retail food license. Building permits, crime reports, and food inspection failures all came back zero this month—likely a reporting gap rather than a silent May.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 0 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $0 |
| New business licenses | 107 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 0 |
| Reported crimes | 0 |
| Violent crimes | 0 |
| Failed food inspections | 0 |
New businesses
- Horizons for Youth (Raffles)
- MANNYS COFFEE SHOP, INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
- MANNYS COFFEE SHOP, INC. (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- ALHAMBRA PALACE RESTAURANT (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- TONY'S BP (Retail Food Establishment)
- TONY'S BP (Filling Station)
- TONY'S BP (Tobacco)
- ALHAMBRA PALACE RESTAURANT (Tobacco)
- ALHAMBRA PALACE RESTAURANT (Retail Food Establishment)
- THE PUBLICAN (Retail Food Establishment)