City In Review: Chicago

Norwood Park · 2025-05

Service requests jump 46% on tree debris calls

Norwood Park fielded 1,577 service requests in May, up 46% from April, driven by 282 tree debris clean-up calls and 237 tree emergencies. Permit count held steady at 33, but total value cratered 86% to $2.3 million—April's $16.4 million included large outliers. Violent crime dropped 22% to 21 incidents. Two food establishments failed inspection, double April's count. Potholes (184 requests) and garbage cart issues (104) rounded out the top complaints.

By the numbers

Building permits33
Declared construction value$2,268,966
New business licenses13
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1577
Reported crimes100
Violent crimes21
Failed food inspections2

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