Fulton Market Association

FMA is an economic development and urban planning agency.  We are a non-profit organization serving Chicago since 1996.

Our Mission
• Maximum Chicago public safety
• Financial prosperity for Chicago businesses & property owners
• Help you communicate with government agencies
• Help you gain government-sponsored financial incentives to save money
• Improve Chicago cleanliness, infrastructure & CTA service

Our Volunteer Executive Board
Jeff Facklis, Resolution Productions Group
Aesha Muhammad El-Amin, Haymarket Center
Jay Spainhour, Tucker Pup’s Pet Resort

Our Staff

Contact our Executive Director Roger Romanelli at
roger@fultonmarketchicago.org or (773) 909-3266.

 

3 Options for Membership Dues – Choose One

Business Dues $300 (Includes 3.7% Paypal Service Charge) $311.00 USD Non-Profit Dues $200 (Includes 3.7% Paypal Service Charge) $207.00 USD Chicago Resident $50 (Includes 3.7% Paypal Service Charge) $52.00 USD

FMA provides communications services for economic development, urban planning & Chicago safety.

We help our Members:

• Communicate with the police for maximum safety
• Find security solutions for buildings & businesses
• Communicate with & gain financial incentives from City of Chicago government agencies
• Communicate with & gain financial incentives from county, state & federal government agencies
• Communicate with & gain financial incentives from electricity & natural gas utility companies
• Increase your business sales thru marketing & promotions
• Participate in Chicago public safety & urban planning efforts

FMA is available to all Chicago businesses, property owners, organizations & residents.  Our primary service areas include:

• Fulton Market
• West Loop
• Near Westside/Kinzie Industrial Corridor
• Westside/Garfield Park

Report Chicago public way problems to FMA:

• Public garbage
• Graffiti vandalism on buildings, dumpsters or city signs/structures
• Street potholes
• Tall weeds
• Street & alley water flooding
• Electricity outages
• Broken sidewalks
• Sidewalks covered with snow or ice
• Streetlights & traffic signals not working
• Problems with CTA service or METRA service

2025
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/fulton-market-association-warns-drivers-about-scammers-posing-as-parking-attendants/

2024
www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/some-business-owners-and-residents-near-united-center-home-to-upcoming-dnc-want-nearby-migrant-shelter-moved/

www.abc7chicago.com/post/west-side-residents-demand-service-restored-cta-16-bus-/15389009/

2023
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/neighborhood-group-calls-on-chicago-officials-to-install-high-tech-network-of-security-cameras/3217466/

www.foxbusiness.com/video/6328080202112

2022
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trucks-stuck-lake-street-green-line-tracks-west-side/

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-robbed-while-walking-in-chicagos-west-loop-wants-to-see-more-safety-measures/2967357/

www.blockclubchicago.org/2022/10/20/fulton-market-group-wants-100-more-police-cameras-added-to-area-says-tif-should-cover-the-cost/

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/group-calls-for-more-surveillance-cameras-in-fulton-market-area-in-hopes-to-curb-crime/2983816/

www.abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-west-garfield-park-lake-street-fulton-market/12404823/

www.chicagocitywire.com/stories/618765767-semi-trailer-truck-trapped-again-under-lake-st-mayor-doesn-t-care

www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2022/02/15/chicago-restaurant-coalition-seeks-48b-for.html

www.abc7chicago.com/chicago-restaurants-near-me-in-dining/11527135/

2021
www.abc7chicago.com/chicago-restaurants-restaurant-revitalization-fund-update-fulton-market/11194957/

www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/why-do-trucks-keep-getting-stuck-on-the-same-stretch-of-the-l/2600550/

news.wttw.com/2021/12/28/chicago-restaurant-owners-ask-more-time-requiring-proof-vaccines

www.wgnradio.com/pinch-hitters/we-need-to-plan-for-all-possibilities-roger-romanelli-executive-director-of-the-fulton-market-association/

www.abc7chicago.com/chicago-restaurants-restaurant-revitalization-fund-update-fulton-market/11194957/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWDx1ndEmwo

www.abc7chicago.com/chicago-restaurants-indoor-dining-capcity-coaltion/10381068/

www.chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/3/31/22360405/chicago-restaurants-coalition-essential-worker-vaccinations-coronavirus-covid-19-phase-1c

news.wttw.com/tags/roger-romanelli

www.wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/struggling-chicago-restaurants-call-on-city-to-give-more-support-allow-them-to-offer-indoor-dining/

www.chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/26/22251184/coronavirus-chicago-restaurant-coalition-owners-partial-indoor-dining-reopening-lightfoot-staff

2020
www.westlooptoday.com/stories/525191917-fulton-market-association-provides-economic-development-services-to-west-loop-businesses-residents

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/residents-on-alert-after-thieves-appear-to-use-electronic-device-to-steal-car/2360240/

chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/3/31/22360405/chicago-restaurants-coalition-essential-worker-vaccinations-coronavirus-covid-19-phase-1c

www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/chicago-restaurant-coalition-calls-on-city-leaders-to-restore-indoor-dining-by-january/2390799/