City In Review: Chicago

South Deering · 2026-03

South Deering doubles new licenses to eight

South Deering added eight new business licenses in March, twice as many as February. Mr Taco Mex opened as a retail food spot, H&R Block set up tax prep, and Total Wireless came online. Jewel Food Store #0092 and Osco Drug Store #0092 picked up several licenses between them. Permit value rose 60% to $209k on 13 filings, mostly express permits. Service requests jumped to 703 from 524, with potholes (75 complaints) and traffic signals (34) leading the way. Crime reports climbed to 132 from 108; violent offenses ticked up from 38 to 39.

By the numbers

Building permits13
Declared construction value$209,340
New business licenses8
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests703
Reported crimes132
Violent crimes39
Failed food inspections1

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