City In Review: Chicago

West Elsdon · 2026-03

West Elsdon adds 10 businesses, including Los Mangos

West Elsdon licensed 10 new businesses in March, up from seven the month before. Among them: Los Mangos, a retail food establishment, plus Total Wireless, Maricela Avon Store, and a couple of phone repair shops. Violent crime fell 20 percent (16 incidents versus 20), though overall crime ticked up slightly to 76 cases. Service requests climbed 6 percent, led by 75 graffiti removal calls. Nine permits went out for roughly $167,000, mostly express-program work. No food inspection failures this month.

By the numbers

Building permits9
Declared construction value$167,015
New business licenses10
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests458
Reported crimes76
Violent crimes16
Failed food inspections0

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