City In Review: Chicago

West Lawn · 2025-09

West Lawn permits jump to 20, mostly express

West Lawn logged 20 permits in September, up from 13 the prior month. Eighteen were processed through the express program. Total permitted work came to about $566,000, an 18% bump from August's $480,000. One wrecking permit and one reinstatement rounded out the mix. No new businesses opened or closed.

By the numbers

Building permits20
Declared construction value$566,147
New business licenses12
Business closings (proxy)0
311 service requests1000
Reported crimes151
Violent crimes44
Failed food inspections4

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