311 requests
15 a day
▼ 2%
vs. a year ago
| graffiti removal | 135 |
| abandoned vehicle | 24 |
| pothole in street | 23 |
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · City data
Every day
Daily averages over the latest four weeks each City feed covers. Bars are days; the line is the 7-day average.
Crimes reported
3.4 a day
▲ 19%
vs. a year ago
| theft | 32 |
| criminal damage | 11 |
| burglary | 10 |
Through Oct. 19, 2026 · City data
Traffic crashes
2.6 a day
▲ 10%
vs. a year ago
| sideswipe same direction | 15 |
| parked motor vehicle | 15 |
| turning | 14 |
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · City data
Building permits issued
0.7 a day
19 in 4 weeks
12 a year ago
| express permit program | 8 |
| renovation/alteration | 5 |
| signs | 4 |
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · City data
Food inspections
0.5 a day
14 in 4 weeks
6 a year ago
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · City data
New business licenses
0.2 a day
5 in 4 weeks
3 a year ago
Through Oct. 27, 2026 · City data
'L' rides at 35th/Archer
1,661 a day
▲ 1%
vs. a year ago
Through Aug. 31, 2026 (58 days behind) · City data
How McKinley Park compares
Each tick is one of Chicago's 77 community areas, lowest to highest. The orange dot is McKinley Park; the tall line is the city median.
Air
Air-pollution complaints per 10,000 residents
33.3
City median 2.94 · 2nd highest of 77
Chicago Department of Public Health environmental complaints (city portal), through 2026
Diesel particulate (µg/m³)
0.84
City median 0.54 · 10th highest of 77
CDPH Cumulative Impact Assessment, through 2023
Fine particles, PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.18
City median 9.12 · 25th highest of 77
EPA Fused Air Quality Surfaces (downscaler), through 2022
CDPH pollution-burden score
7.44
City median 6.29 · 17th highest of 77
CDPH Cumulative Impact Assessment, through 2023
Money and housing
Median household income
$76,036
City median $68,363 · 27th highest of 77
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, through 2023
Median rent paid
$1,285
City median $1,266 · 36th highest of 77
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, through 2023
Households spending 30%+ on rent
54%
City median 46% · 22nd highest of 77
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, through 2023
Getting around and city services
Commute by transit
20%
City median 18% · 32nd highest of 77
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, through 2023
Days to fix a reported pothole
5.1
City median 7.89 · 21st lowest of 77
Chicago 311 service requests, through 2026
Days to remove reported graffiti
0.56
City median 0.52 · 34th highest of 77
Chicago 311 service requests, through 2026
Neighbors
Homes speaking a language besides English
67%
City median 28% · 11th highest of 77
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, through 2023
Adults who feel they belong
47%
City median 42% · 24th highest of 77
Chicago Health Atlas / Healthy Chicago Survey, through 2024
Coffee shops
8
City median 9 · 35th lowest of 77
Google Maps via Apify third-places sweeps, through 2026
Latest from McKinley Park Today
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.