City In Review: Chicago

Fuller Park · Then vs Now

Fuller Park: 2024-10 vs 2025-10

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

2024-10 2025-10 Change
Building permits 5 6 +20%
Construction value ($) $555,000 $160,100 -71%
New business licenses 6 4 -33%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 122 159 +30%
Reported crimes 37 52 +41%
Violent crimes 18 19 +6%
Failed food inspections 0 2 +2

2024-10

Fuller Park logs $555k in permits, crime drops 43%

Fuller Park issued five permits in October worth $555,000 total—up from zero the month prior. Four were renovation/alteration jobs. Crime fell sharply: 37 incidents versus 65 in September, a 43% drop. Violent crime declined from 24 to 18. Service requests also slid, down 22% to 122. Graffiti removal led the list with 25 calls, followed by 18 rodent complaints. No new businesses opened and none closed.

2025-10

Fuller Park logs $160k in permits, traffic signals top 311 calls

Fuller Park saw six permits in October totaling $160,100, up 62% from September's $98,750. Four permits came through the express program. Thirty residents called 311 about traffic signals out—double the next-highest complaint, graffiti removal at 18. Crime edged down from 56 reports to 52, with violent incidents falling from 20 to 19. Two food establishments failed inspections after none did the month before.

New businesses — 2024-10

  • C & B (Limited Business License)
  • R & D BUILDERS LLC (Regulated Business License)
  • CHITOWN GENERAL TRUCK REPAIR, LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
  • TCD. INVESTMENT (Limited Business License)
  • shoe time (Limited Business License)
  • JJ Fish and chicken (Retail Food Establishment)

New businesses — 2025-10

  • EXPRESS FURNITURE OUTLET & MORE, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • SUPER WAYNE'S BARBECUE AND CAJUN INC. (Retail Food Establishment)
  • WENDY'S PROPERTIES, LLC (Retail Food Establishment)
  • STEAK CITY (Retail Food Establishment)