Portage Park · 2025-01
Portage Park gets Skin Glow Aesthetics, Tom's Hair Salon
Portage Park added 22 businesses in January, down from 27 the month before. New arrivals included Skin Glow Aesthetics, Tom's Hair Salon, and Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio, a children's services facility. Permits dropped to 29 from 34, with total value falling 43.5 percent to just over $1 million. Express permits made up the bulk of the work—20 of the 29 issued. Service requests jumped 10.3 percent to 1,542, led by 160 calls for parking code enforcement reviews. Crime ticked down slightly: 212 incidents versus 223 in December, with violent offenses falling from 57 to 51.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 29 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $1,000,051 |
| New business licenses | 22 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 1542 |
| Reported crimes | 212 |
| Violent crimes | 51 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- SKIN GLOW AESTHETICS (Limited Business License)
- TOM'S HAIR SALON, CORP. (Limited Business License)
- NC MASSAGE (Limited Business License)
- COMPUTER DIGITAL IMAGING, CORP. (Manufacturing Establishments)
- SCHOOLHOUSE KITCHEN + STUDIO (Children's Services Facility License)
- NC MASSAGE (Regulated Business License)
- LORIS BOUTIQUE AND GIFTS (Regulated Business License)
- LORRAINE TORO (Peddler License)
- COCHIAROS PIZZA (Retail Food Establishment)
- COMMUNITY (Retail Food Establishment)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 20
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 6
- PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 1
- PERMIT - SIGNS — 1
- PERMIT - ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT — 1
Top 311 request types
- Finance Parking Code Enforcement Review — 160
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 128
- Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Request — 119
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 95
- Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 87