Ohare · 2025-05
O'Hare permit value rockets to $72.5M
A single month saw permit value in O'Hare jump 3,200% to $72.5 million, up from $2.2 million in April. The 20 permits included 14 express filings and five elevator-equipment jobs. Service requests climbed 16% to 39,365, with aircraft noise complaints accounting for 39,121 of them. Crime ticked up 25% to 165 incidents, including 29 violent offenses. No new businesses opened or closed.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 20 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $72,543,235 |
| New business licenses | 7 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 39365 |
| Reported crimes | 165 |
| Violent crimes | 29 |
| Failed food inspections | 1 |
New businesses
- SWISSPORT USA INC. (Limited Business License)
- JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (Limited Business License)
- SWISSPORT USA (Retail Food Establishment)
- Garrett Popcorn Shops (Retail Food Establishment)
- SWISSPORT USA (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- THE DEARBORN (Consumption on Premises - Incidental Activity)
- THE DEARBORN (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 14
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 5
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 1
Top 311 request types
- Aircraft Noise Complaint — 39121
- Cab Feedback — 49
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 29
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 26
- Street Light Out Complaint — 15