City In Review: Chicago

Uptown · 2026-04

Uptown permit value hits $55.8M on express work

Uptown logged $55.8 million in permit value in April, up 230% from March, driven by 31 express permits—the bulk of the month's 52 total. New businesses included G&S Supermarket, Wilson Abbey (a public amusement venue), and Dollop Coffee and Tea. Service requests climbed 25% to 1,596, led by 255 graffiti removal calls. Crime dropped 28%, with violent incidents down 48% to 45. Food inspection failures fell from six to two.

By the numbers

Building permits52
Declared construction value$55,779,917
New business licenses14
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1596
Reported crimes218
Violent crimes45
Failed food inspections2

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