City In Review: Chicago

Norwood Park · 2025-08

Norwood Park permit value jumps 45% to $3.3M

Norwood Park's construction spending climbed sharply in August, hitting $3.3 million across 37 permits—a 45% jump from July's $2.3 million despite three fewer permits. Express permits (25) dominated the count, with seven renovation jobs and a single new-construction permit rounding out the activity. Service requests dipped slightly to 1,435, led by garbage cart maintenance (138 calls) and rodent complaints (123). Crime fell 5% to 114 incidents, with violent offenses down to 26. One restaurant failed inspection. No new business licenses appeared.

By the numbers

Building permits37
Declared construction value$3,349,971
New business licenses21
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1435
Reported crimes114
Violent crimes26
Failed food inspections1

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