City In Review: Chicago

South Chicago · 2026-05

South Chicago logs one bakery, nothing else

May brought one new business to South Chicago: Marzeya Bakery J.A.S., a retail food establishment. That's it. No permits filed, down from 12 in April. No 311 requests, down from 447. No crimes reported, down from 21. The across-the-board zeros suggest a reporting gap rather than a truly silent month, but the data is what it is.

By the numbers

Building permits0
Declared construction value$0
New business licenses1
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests0
Reported crimes0
Violent crimes0
Failed food inspections0

New businesses

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