City In Review: Chicago

Riverdale · 2025-12

Riverdale 311 calls jump 33% in December

Riverdale fielded 106 service requests in December, up a third from November's 80. Streetlight outages led the board at 13 calls, followed by 10 stray animal complaints and 9 snow removal requests. Permits fell to just one—a new construction job valued at $25,000, down from $194,000 the month prior. Crime dropped 16 percent to 68 incidents, with violent offenses ticking down slightly to 33. No new businesses opened or closed.

By the numbers

Building permits1
Declared construction value$25,000
New business licenses1
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests106
Reported crimes68
Violent crimes33
Failed food inspections0

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