City In Review: Chicago

West Lawn · 2024-04

West Lawn logs 149 graffiti calls in April

West Lawn residents filed 841 service requests in April, with 149 for graffiti removal — the most common complaint. Tree trim requests came in second at 84, followed by 79 abandoned vehicle reports and 74 pothole complaints. Nine permits went through the express program, totaling $118,500. Crime hit 129 incidents, 31 of them violent. No new businesses opened and no food inspections failed.

By the numbers

Building permits9
Declared construction value$118,500
New business licenses14
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests841
Reported crimes129
Violent crimes31
Failed food inspections0

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