(312) 243-2223
(312) 243-2223 is likely an unwanted sales call: 3 FTC complaints, 0% recorded messages, most often about home improvement and cleaning (33%).
- No FTC complaints dated in the 30 days to Nov 13, 2026, 1 in the 90 days before.
- More FTC complaints than 94% of the 18,591 numbers with FTC complaints in area code 312.
- No number in the 312-243 block has more complaints; 9 numbers there have FTC complaints.
Complaint history
3 FTC complaints between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
The FTC complaints came in 3 of the 8 months from Feb 2026 to Sep 2026.
FTC complaints are filed by consumers with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Do Not Call registry; they aren't verified by the FTC or by us.
What callers claimed
1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about home improvement and cleaning; across area code 312 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Complaint categories chosen by FTC complainants:
- Not specified / other 2 · 67%
- Home improvement & cleaning 1 · 33%
Who called
The number's block is assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co.
Is it a debt collector?
Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
Nearby numbers in 312-243
9 numbers in 312-243 have 12 FTC complaints between them (50% robocalls), 3 of them about (312) 243-2223. The commonest categories in the block: Dropped call or no message (17%), Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends (17%), Medical & prescriptions (17%).
The closest reported numbers on either side of (312) 243-2223, in number order.
All reported numbers in 312-243 →When the calls came
Time of day of 3 calls:
Day of the week of 3 calls:
The date and time of the call as complainants entered them on the FTC form; the time zone isn't recorded. Times entered as exactly midnight or noon are left out (they're usually the form's default).
Location
- Rate centre (NANPA abbreviation)
- CHICGOZN01, IL, USA
- Block assigned to
- Illinois Bell Tel Co
From the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (Nov 3, 2026). This is who the number block was assigned to; numbers can be moved between carriers, and caller IDs can be faked.
None of 3 complainants have area code 312, the number's own. The calls reached people elsewhere, so this isn't a local caller to them.
All 3 FTC complainants were in Illinois. Statewide, Illinois ranks #11 of the 50 states and DC for Do Not Call complaints per resident: 116,978 in the last 12 months, 919.7 per 100,000 people. Spam calls in Illinois.
Where FTC complainants were located (U.S. states):
- Illinois 3 · 100%
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What to do
- Don't share personal or banking details, or pay anyone, on a call you didn't expect. Hang up and call the organization back on a number you find yourself.
- Block it from your recent calls (iPhone: ⓘ, then “Block this Caller”; Android: long-press, then “Block”).
- Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? How to check a collection agency in your province.
- Report fraud to the FTC.
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: to the National Do Not Call Registry.
- A collector calling? See the FTC's guide to your rights.
- Report fraud: in the U.S. to the FTC; in Canada to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501).
- Report telemarketing if you're registered and still got the call: in the U.S. to the National Do Not Call Registry; in Canada to the National Do Not Call List.
- A collector calling? In the U.S., see the FTC's guide to your rights; in Canada, how to check a collection agency in your province.
Questions about (312) 243-2223
- Who called me from (312) 243-2223?
- No complaint names the caller; FTC complainants most often said the calls were about home improvement and cleaning. The number is in a block assigned to Illinois Bell Tel Co (rate centre CHICGOZN01, IL) (NANPA, Nov 3, 2026); numbers can move between carriers, so the caller's provider may differ.
- Is (312) 243-2223 a scam?
- Canadial rates it medium risk, from 3 complaints, latest Sep 25, 2026, 0% robocalls.
- Is (312) 243-2223 a debt collector or collection agency?
- Nothing says it is: none of its 3 complaints describe debt collection.
- Should I call (312) 243-2223 back?
- No. Calling back can confirm that your line is answered. If the caller claimed to be a company or agency you deal with, contact it on a number you find yourself.
- How many times has (312) 243-2223 been reported?
- 3 complaints to the U.S. FTC's Do Not Call registry between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
- What do callers from (312) 243-2223 say?
- 1 of its 3 FTC complaints (33%) is about home improvement and cleaning; across area code 312 that isn't one of the 8 commonest call types (each of those is at least 1% of its FTC complaints).
Data updated: FTC complaints through Nov 13, 2026; numbering records as of Nov 3, 2026; community reports live. How this page is built.