City In Review: Chicago

Fuller Park · Then vs Now

Fuller Park: 2024-06 vs 2025-06

A side-by-side look at how Fuller Park shifted between two periods.

2024-06 2025-06 Change
Building permits 1 6 +500%
Construction value ($) $43,767 $53,037 +21%
New business licenses 3 3 0%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 168 218 +30%
Reported crimes 69 74 +7%
Violent crimes 27 23 -15%
Failed food inspections 2 0 -100%

2024-06

Fuller Park violent crimes climb from 20 to 27

Fuller Park recorded 69 crimes in June, up from 59 in May. Violent offenses rose from 20 to 27. Residents filed 168 service requests, down a quarter from the prior month, led by 21 calls for graffiti removal and 17 for broken streetlights. The neighborhood pulled a single permit—a demolition valued at $44k. Two food establishments failed health inspections after none did in May. No new business licenses were issued.

2025-06

Fuller Park 311 calls jump 39%, graffiti leads

Fuller Park logged 218 service requests in June, up 39% from May. Graffiti removal requests topped the list at 36, followed by 23 complaints about abandoned vehicles. Crime reports rose 68% to 74 incidents, with violent offenses climbing from 18 to 23. Permits tripled to six, though their total value dropped 90% to about $53,000—down from over half a million the month before. Three permits came through the city's express program. No new businesses opened or closed.

New businesses — 2024-06

  • ADAMS ULTIMATE CAR WASH (Limited Business License)
  • Daddy's Laundry (Regulated Business License)
  • PHAST FOOD MART (Tobacco)

New businesses — 2025-06

  • PHAST FOOD MART (Tobacco)
  • PHAST FOOD MART (Retail Food Establishment)
  • CHICAGO KIDZ KLUB (Children's Services Facility License)