City In Review: Chicago

West Town

A monthly archive of West Town's public data — construction, business openings, service requests, safety, and food inspections.

Monthly dispatches

  1. 2026-11 West Town records one business closure permits 0 · new biz 0 · 311 0 · crime 0
  2. 2026-05 West Town logs 19 new licenses, then the data stops permits 0 · new biz 19 · 311 0 · crime 0
  3. 2026-04 West Town permit value crashes 91% in April permits 111 · new biz 52 · 311 3394 · crime 333
  4. 2026-03 West Town permit values spike to $597 million permits 104 · new biz 77 · 311 3127 · crime 558
  5. 2026-02 West Town logs 604 graffiti requests, adds 77 businesses permits 100 · new biz 77 · 311 2237 · crime 475
  6. 2026-01 West Town permit value drops 56% despite new tattoo shops permits 92 · new biz 57 · 311 2453 · crime 508
  7. 2025-12 West Town pulls 88 permits worth $21M permits 88 · new biz 77 · 311 3072 · crime 498
  8. 2025-11 West Town permit value hits $21M, up 174% permits 94 · new biz 166 · 311 2403 · crime 513
  9. 2025-10 West Town permit value falls 85% to $7.7M permits 123 · new biz 101 · 311 2837 · crime 678
  10. 2025-09 West Town permit value drops 87% after August spike permits 119 · new biz 107 · 311 2835 · crime 621
  11. 2025-08 West Town permit value jumps to $406 million permits 114 · new biz 108 · 311 3505 · crime 652
  12. 2025-07 West Town permit value jumps to $172 million permits 120 · new biz 102 · 311 3731 · crime 676
  13. 2025-06 West Town permit value jumps 61% to $49.5 million permits 123 · new biz 79 · 311 3629 · crime 648
  14. 2025-05 West Town permit value jumps to $30.7 million permits 93 · new biz 107 · 311 3046 · crime 563
  15. 2025-04 West Town permit volume jumps 15%, dollars plunge 77% permits 113 · new biz 117 · 311 2927 · crime 518
  16. 2025-03 West Town permit count jumps 69% on express filings permits 98 · new biz 86 · 311 2783 · crime 541
  17. 2025-02 West Town permit value jumps to $29M despite fewer filings permits 58 · new biz 91 · 311 2521 · crime 439
  18. 2025-01 West Town permit value jumps 138% to $19.1 million permits 99 · new biz 84 · 311 2493 · crime 512
  19. 2024-12 West Town permit value drops 67% to $8 million permits 55 · new biz 68 · 311 2109 · crime 602
  20. 2024-11 West Town permit activity down 17% in November permits 90 · new biz 591 · 311 2528 · crime 647
  21. 2024-10 West Town pulls 109 permits worth $25.9 million permits 109 · new biz 106 · 311 2753 · crime 768
  22. 2024-09 West Town permit value jumps to $24.4 million permits 92 · new biz 138 · 311 2873 · crime 739
  23. 2024-08 West Town permit value drops 65% to $13.3 million permits 109 · new biz 116 · 311 3396 · crime 766
  24. 2024-07 West Town permit value doubles to $38M permits 147 · new biz 113 · 311 3976 · crime 701
  25. 2024-06 West Town permit value jumps 80% on $18.9M permits 106 · new biz 75 · 311 3054 · crime 695
  26. 2024-05 West Town permit count doubles to 93 permits 93 · new biz 105 · 311 3245 · crime 680
  27. 2024-04 West Town logs 44 permits worth $10 million permits 44 · new biz 92 · 311 3409 · crime 608