We are having a technical error updating the Building Permits dataset.  The data last updated Sunday morning, although little or no new data is generated over a weekend so today is the first day the dataset is behind in any significant way.

We are working on tracking down and solving the problem and will post any substantial updates as edits to this post -- including when the dataset updates have resumed.

We have discovered that, in addition to the earlier problem with the Food Inspections dataset, other datasets are also missing records, either just the last day or two or larger numbers.  This includes the 311 datasets.

We are continuing to investigate and will post significant updates to this post.

We are aware that most records from the Food Inspections dataset are missing and are working to restore them.  We will post an update to this post when we know more or have restored the records.

Because of an ongoing, widespread internet outage, the City of Chicago data portal is unavailable. This impacts both visitors to the webpage itself and those using the API.

An error has prevented a limited number of data sets from updating on the open data portal. The 311 data sets and food inspections has not successfully updated since Friday, August 19th. We’re aware of the problem and working to resolve it.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Update - 9/6/2016

The Towed Vehicles dataset, which normally updates every 15 minutes, has not updated since 10:01 am today.  We are investigating the cause and will post any significant changes -- including when the updates resume -- as edits to this post.

Services making use of this dataset, such as http://www.wasmycartowed.com, will also be affected.  We are not certain but initial indications are that the City of Chicago’s Find Your Vehicle page also has not been updating for towed vehicles since approximately the same time.

Please note that the Relocated Vehicles dataset updates separately and appears to be working properly.

Due to issues with the data source, the Public Chauffeurs dataset is not showing same-day data.  Updates will occur in the mornings, using data up-to-date through the previous day.