City In Review: Chicago

Uptown · 2025-07

Uptown adds 237 businesses, triples previous month

Uptown logged 237 new business licenses in July, up 282% from June's 62. New names include Sunny Kids Land, a children's services facility, and Mama's Feelings Tracker LLC. Permit value climbed 13% to $3.9 million even as permit count dipped slightly to 29. Express permits led the way with 19 filings. Service requests rose 6% to 1,409, with graffiti removal topping the list at 119 calls. Crime ticked up 3% to 427 incidents, and three restaurants failed inspections, double June's total.

By the numbers

Building permits29
Declared construction value$3,923,394
New business licenses237
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1409
Reported crimes427
Violent crimes135
Failed food inspections3

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