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8240 W Forest Preserve Dr

Dunning, Chicago IL 60634 12234110240000 3 units · 1966

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, but recent activity points to a low risk of further maintenance problems in the next 12 months. Read the records below before you sign. Ask which issues were resolved, get repair commitments in writing, and inspect the unit yourself.

Building Violations (7y) vs. neighborhood
Records already on file, against a typical building in Dunning — not a forecast
Above average
avg 0.8
3
FewerMore

This building has 3 building violations (7y), above the Dunning average of 0.8.

The bar and the rating point different ways because they measure different things: the bar counts building violations already on file, the rating forecasts the next 12 months.

Building characteristics
Units3
Year built1966
Stories
Building area3,168 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)12234110240000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
8240 Forest Preserve

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Initial analysis

The three-unit residential building at 8240 W Forest Preserve Drive in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood, owned by Danuta Liminowicz, has experienced several notable events over the past seven years. The most significant current concern is three unresolved complaint-driven inspection violations opened in August 2025, which warrant attention as they remain outstanding. The property has had a total of three building code violations during this period. While there have been three 311 service requests associated with the property, these appear to be primarily related to external infrastructure rather than building-specific issues: a sewer cleaning inspection request (April 2026), a tree trim request (June 2024), and a street light outage complaint (May 2024), all of which were successfully closed. The building's documented history suggests some attention to property maintenance is required, particularly given the recent open violations, though it's worth noting that many recorded incidents relate to external public space matters rather than the building itself.

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Risk rating

How 8240 W Forest Preserve Dr's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of Chicago code enforcement data — building violations, 311 complaint history, environmental enforcement, and owner track records. It estimates the probability that the City of Chicago will find a code violation at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Lower risk — safer than most nearby

City inspectors rarely find violations here. Strong maintenance history and a clean complaint record.

Typical — about average for the neighborhood

Some past violations or complaints on record. Worth asking the landlord about any open issues before signing.

Higher risk — riskier than most nearby

Elevated violation and complaint history. City inspectors have found issues here before and are statistically likely to again.

Neighborhood percentile
67thpercentile

Out of 1070 buildings in this neighborhood, 353 are predicted to be safer. The band is relative to this neighborhood, so a share of every neighborhood falls in each colour.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted 12-month outcome
73%
No code
violation
27%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Building size

Total building square footage is a proxy for property scale and management complexity.

Township: Lake

Located in Lake. The township captures local housing-market and code-enforcement patterns that affect all properties in the area.

Number of units

The number of units affects how the model reads complaint and violation totals — more units means more potential sources.

12-Month risk forecast
Low failure risk 27%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

8240 W Forest Preserve Dr event timeline

Building violations, environmental complaints and enforcement, permits, scofflaw listings, and 311 calls — most recent records in order.

2025
Building Violation Aug 08 Serious
COMPLAINT
OPEN
Building ViolationAug 08
COMPLAINT

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