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Every measure is free to download for all 50 wards and 77 community areas.
Nominated by a Chicago planner
Chain and independent restaurants.
The share of restaurants that belong to a chain, from Google Maps listings. Four more versions use city business licenses and also count food stores.
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One row per area and one column per measure. The first rows list each column's label, unit and source.
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Where Chicago is permitting new homes.
Estimated new residential units by ward, from City of Chicago building permits.
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