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888 W Lill Ave

Sheffield & DePaul, Chicago IL 60614 14294160370000 4 units · 1888

This building has a substantial enforcement record over the last seven years, and our model predicts continuing maintenance failures over 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 Sheffield & DePaul — not a forecast
Above average
avg 1.0
8
FewerMore

This building has 8 building violations (7y), above the Sheffield & DePaul average of 1.0.

Building characteristics
Units4
Year built1888
Stories
Building area3,024 sq ft
Property class211
PIN (Cook County parcel)14294160370000
Ownership

Registered owner per Cook County Assessor records.

Owner name
Mailing address
1030 N Clark Suite 300

Landlord portfolio

Other Chicago properties this owner holds, with a risk rating for each.

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Initial analysis

The four-unit residential building at 888 W Lill Ave, located in the Sheffield & DePaul neighborhood and built in 1888, is currently owned by 888 W Lill LLC. The property has experienced several notable events over its recent history, with the most pressing issues occurring in mid-2024 when seven open, unresolved violations were recorded from complaint-driven inspections. The building's maintenance and safety record shows persistent concerns, with eight building violations documented over the past seven years. The property has also generated 29 service requests to the city's 311 system in this period, with the most recent cluster of incidents in early 2026 including three street light out complaints, a pothole complaint, and two stop sign repair requests, all of which were either closed or remain open as of the latest data. An environmental complaint related to air pollution was filed in April 2011, and there is record of a bygone administrative hearing in October 2002 regarding section 11-4-260, which concluded without any fines. Despite these documented issues, there has been only one building permit filed in the last seven years, suggesting limited permitted modifications or improvements to the property during this period.

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Risk rating

How 888 W Lill Ave'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
6thpercentile

Out of 403 buildings in this neighborhood, 379 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
30%
No code
violation
70%
Code violation
likely
Model explanation

What's driving this score

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Code violations (past 7 years)

City of Chicago Department of Buildings violations issued at this address over the last 7 years — a direct record of enforcement activity.

Code violations, owner's portfolio

Building violations across all properties this owner is registered on — a signal of systemic maintenance issues.

Violation rate, owner's portfolio

Per-property violation rate across the owner's portfolio.

12-Month risk forecast
High failure risk 70%
Estimated probability of a code violation in the next 12 months.
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The story over time

888 W Lill Ave event timeline

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

2026
311 Request Jul 06
Rodent Baiting/Rat Complaint

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