City In Review: Chicago

Fuller Park · Then vs Now

Fuller Park: 2025-02 vs 2026-02

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

2025-02 2026-02 Change
Building permits 2 10 +400%
Construction value ($) $3,612 $1,300,106 +35894%
New business licenses 4 2 -50%
Business closings (proxy) 0 0
311 service requests 129 271 +110%
Reported crimes 37 34 -8%
Violent crimes 12 13 +8%
Failed food inspections 3 0 -100%

2025-02

Fuller Park 311 calls up 25%, graffiti tops the list

Fuller Park logged 129 service requests in February, up from 103 the month before. Graffiti removal led the count at 21 calls, followed by traffic signal outages and rodent complaints, each with 14. Crime dropped—37 incidents compared to 48 in January, with violent offenses down to 12 from 17. Two permits came through, both under the city's express program, totaling roughly $3,600. Three food establishments failed inspections, up from one the prior month.

2026-02

Fuller Park permit value hits $1.3 million

Fuller Park logged $1.3 million in permit value in February, up from $27k the month before—a 48-fold jump. Ten permits were issued, more than double January's count, with five coming through the express program. The neighborhood saw two new businesses: Accurate Biometrics got a limited business license and Shell picked up a tobacco license, down sharply from 19 new licenses in January. Service requests climbed 56% to 271, led by 134 tree trim requests. Crime dropped 13% to 34 incidents, with violent offenses falling 24% to 13.

New businesses — 2025-02

  • SHELL (Filling Station)
  • SHELL (Tobacco)
  • SHELL (Retail Food Establishment)
  • TECHBEE LLC (Regulated Business License)

New businesses — 2026-02

  • ACCURATE BIOMETRICS, INC. (Limited Business License)
  • SHELL (Tobacco)