City In Review: Chicago

Norwood Park · 2025-11

Norwood Park permit value drops 61% to $584k

Norwood Park logged 22 permits in November, down from 42 the month before. Total value fell to $584,065—a 61% drop from October's $1.5 million. Seventeen of those permits came through the Express Program. Service requests dropped 21%, with blue recycling cart requests leading the board at 81. Crime fell by a quarter: 71 incidents, down from 93, including 16 violent offenses. No new businesses opened or closed. One food inspection failed.

By the numbers

Building permits22
Declared construction value$584,065
New business licenses5
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests880
Reported crimes71
Violent crimes16
Failed food inspections1

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