City In Review: Chicago

West Elsdon · 2024-08

West Elsdon permit value doubles on $356k total

Permit value in West Elsdon jumped 86 percent in August, hitting $356k on 15 permits—three more than July. Nearly all of that work came through the express-permit program (14 permits), with one elevator job rounding out the mix. No new businesses opened or closed. Service requests dropped 10 percent to 578, led by 124 graffiti-removal calls and 70 abandoned-vehicle complaints. Crime ticked up 12 percent to 96 incidents, though violent offenses held flat at 26. One food inspection failed, down from three the month prior.

By the numbers

Building permits15
Declared construction value$355,930
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests578
Reported crimes96
Violent crimes26
Failed food inspections1

New businesses

Top permit types

Top 311 request types

Automated draft · verified against source · confidence 0.95. Spot a problem? Tell us.