South Chicago · 2025-10
South Chicago logs $100.8M permit, dwarfing usual scale
A single filing or data quirk likely explains October's $100.8 million permit total in South Chicago—up from $662k the month before. The neighborhood recorded 25 permits, three more than September, with 18 filed through the express program. Five covered renovations and two were for new construction. No other datasets were available for the month.
By the numbers
| Building permits | 25 |
|---|---|
| Declared construction value | $100,850,806 |
| New business licenses | 11 |
| Business closings (proxy) | 0 |
| 311 service requests | 794 |
| Reported crimes | 320 |
| Violent crimes | 106 |
| Failed food inspections | 2 |
New businesses
- EXPERHEENCE, A CANDLE BAR (Limited Business License)
- SOUTH SHORE KLUB TUTORING (Limited Business License)
- SUPREME INTERNATIONAL LTD. (Limited Business License)
- KINU COMM (Regulated Business License)
- ETC WELLNESS CAFE (Shared Kitchen User (Long Term))
- COLFAX MART (Retail Food Establishment)
- SKYART (Children's Services Facility License)
- BOB'S REFRIGERATION INC. (Limited Business License)
- AFFORDABLE WELDING, US, INC. (Manufacturing Establishments)
- RUDY'S AUTO REPAIR & TIRE SHOP LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
Top permit types
- PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 18
- PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 5
- PERMIT - NEW CONSTRUCTION — 2
Top 311 request types
- Abandoned Vehicle Complaint — 72
- Garbage Cart Maintenance — 64
- 311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 55
- Tree Debris Clean-Up Request — 50
- Tree Planting Request — 38