Chicago data lists 307 building violations in a seven-day citation window

A city download contains 102 inspections and 101 property groups. The records describe a saved observation—not a count of homes or verified current conditions.

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Chicago skyscrapers rise above the Lake Michigan shoreline under a clear blue sky. — Chicago’s skyline along Lake Michigan, April 13, 2024. City context; not a photograph of a cited property. Photo: Xiquinho Silva / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Cropped and rotated by Nkon21.

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Citation dates September 2–8. Collected September 9. All returned citations were dated September 2, 3 or 4; later dates may be affected by publication lag.

307Violation records

102Inspection numbers

101City property groups

Different units tell different stories. A property group is not a verified tax parcel or household.

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