City In Review: Chicago

South Shore · 2025-11

South Shore permit count drops 26% in November

South Shore issued 35 permits in November, down from 47 the month before. Nearly $4 million in declared work kept the dollar total flat despite fewer applications. Twenty-nine permits came through the express program, with a handful going to renovations and reinstatements. No new business licenses showed up in the data, and no businesses closed.

By the numbers

Building permits35
Declared construction value$3,926,193
New business licenses14
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests985
Reported crimes664
Violent crimes243
Failed food inspections9

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