Portage Park · 2024-05
Portage Park permit count doubles on express applications
Permit applications in Portage Park more than doubled in May, jumping from 21 to 51, but their total value dropped 58 percent to $2.4 million. The uptick came almost entirely from express permits—44 of the 51 filed—which typically cover smaller-scope work. Five renovation or alteration permits and one demolition permit rounded out the month. No new businesses opened, none closed, and the other datasets came up empty.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 51 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $2,439,471 |
| New business licenses | 41 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 2648 |
| Reported crimes | 288 |
| Violent crimes | 65 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- LA COCINA DE DON RAMON (Retail Food Establishment)
- ANDREW FOERTSCH-JANS (Peddler License)
- SMART STOP (Tobacco)
- SHARON EILEEN PRICE (Peddler License)
- Mezcal Kitchen And Spirits, LLC (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- T-MOBILE (Limited Business License)
- DISPO (Tobacco)
- ANTIGUA, INC. (Regulated Business License)
- KFC (Retail Food Establishment)
- WALGREENS #5121 (Package Goods)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 44
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 5
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
Top 311 request types
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 200
- Tree Emergency — 199
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 165
- Pothole in Street Complaint — 158
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review — 156