New features on Chicago Cityscape open up even more maps and data

Published on Nov. 2, 2016 by Steven Vance


We’ve added many new features in the past six months. They include:

  • Film and TV shoot permits map & notifications
    There are several TV shows being filmed right now across the city.
  • Reports of vacant or abandoned properties or buildings (left map)
    People call in reports that a building is vacant but being used, or is dangerous. We’ve mapped them.
  • Buildings in violations court map
    After the city issues a building violation, sometimes the owners have to go to “administrative hearings”. They’re on our map, too.
KThe map on the left shows one of the city’s new “Neighborhood Opportunity Fund investment zones”. The map on the right shows where people have reported vacant or abandoned buildings, which also shows that building’s violation court status.

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