City In Review: Chicago

North Park · 2024-10

North Park permit value jumps 50% to $949k

Permit value in North Park climbed nearly 50% in October, reaching $949k on 26 permits—three more than September. Nineteen of those permits came through the express program. Dead animal pick-up requests led 311 calls with 40, followed by garbage cart issues and rat complaints. Violent crime dropped 44%, from 45 incidents to 25. Service requests overall fell 11%. No new businesses opened, no restaurants failed inspections.

By the numbers

Building permits26
Declared construction value$948,818
New business licenses6
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests521
Reported crimes94
Violent crimes25
Failed food inspections0

New businesses

Top permit types

Top 311 request types

Automated draft · verified against source · confidence 0.95. Spot a problem? Tell us.