311 requests
15 a day
▼ 2% vs. a year ago
Most often: graffiti removal, abandoned vehicle, pothole in street
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · source
From the editor
Harry is writing this note. The text below is a stand-in.
McKinley Park Today counts what happens in the neighborhood each day and writes up what the numbers say. Harry Brisson edits it. Below are the neighborhood’s latest numbers from the City’s own records, and then our stories.
Every day in McKinley Park
Daily averages over the latest four weeks the City has published, against the same weeks a year earlier.
Crimes reported
3.4 a day
▲ 19% vs. a year ago
Most often: theft, criminal damage, burglary
Through Oct. 19, 2026 · source
Traffic crashes
2.6 a day
▲ 10% vs. a year ago
Most often: sideswipe same direction, parked motor vehicle, turning
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · source
Building permits issued
0.7 a day
19 in four weeks, 12 a year ago
Most often: express permit program, renovation/alteration, signs
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · source
Food inspections
0.5 a day
14 in four weeks, 6 a year ago
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · source
New business licenses
0.2 a day
5 in four weeks, 3 a year ago
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · source
The 90-day lines are 7-day averages. We show only City feeds that run less than two weeks behind; McKinley Park Info has slower ones too, like 'L' ridership. A daily job counts these from the City of Chicago's open data portal, filtered to community area 59. AI-generated, checked by Harry. Data powered by Ward Wise.
Stories
Immigration
UIC's Blitz study counts McKinley Park's losses as zero
Researchers put the 2025 enforcement surge's cost to Cook County stores and restaurants at $1.26 billion a year. Their method books none of it at a McKinley Park business. Here's why that's probably wrong, and what owners can do.