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City of Chicago Business Webinars October 2020!: Oct 1, 2020; City of Chicago business webinars!
Round two of the Small Business Together Now fund is closing Today August 31st: Aug 31, 2020; Round two of the Together Now fund is closing on August 31st at 11:59PM . As you know, businesses city-wide are eligible, but the focus will be on awarding grants in community areas that received a…
State Announces New Investments to Expand Illinois Apprenticeship Program to Support 17,000 This Year!: ffice of State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins - Newsletter July 17, 2020, Jul 17, 2020; This week, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a $4.7 million investment that will expand the Illinois Apprenticeship Program to…
ABC7/WLS-TV CHICAGO EYEWITNESS NEWS SPOTLIGHTS BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES WITH WEEK-LONG SERIES, HOSTED BY ANCHOR TERRELL BROWN: Jayme Nicholas, ABC7, Jul 12, 2020; “ Black Owned ,” a week-long series of live interviews spotlighting greater Chicago’s Black-owned businesses. The special will air during the newscast on ABC7, July 13 – 17…
CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization Project (RPM), Walsh-Fluor Assist Small Businesses During COVID-19 Pandemic: Chicago Transit Authority, Jul 9, 2020; CTA and Walsh-Fluor helped 10 small businesses working on the RPM project to secure $3.4 million in federal funds.
HELP US UPLIFT BLACK BUSINESSES @ THE SHOP, SIP AND SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES EVENT JULY 11TH, 10 AM TO 4PM: Nicole Wheatley, Jul 7, 2020; HELP US UPLIFT BLACK BUSINESSES @ THE SHOP, SIP AND SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES EVENT JULY 11TH, 10 AM TO 4PM
City accepting applications for 'artist-in-residence' program in four INVEST South/West neighborhoods: Jun 30, 2020; City accepting applications for 'artist-in-residence' program in four INVEST South/West neighborhoods
State Business Interruption Grants program opens June 22nd!: State Senator Jacqueline Collins, Jun 17, 2020; Governor enacts program to help closed, damaged business properties, State Senator Collins urges owners to apply! DCEO will make the application for Business Interruption Grants (BIG ) available on…
Green Era Educational NFP Applies to Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to help fund environmental cleanup activities: Jason Feldman, Feb 3, 2020; Green Era Educational NFP is submitting an application to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Revolving Loan Fund to help fund the environmental cleanup activities at 650 West 83rd Street,…
City of Chicago Opens CityArts Program Grants Applications (attachment): Jan 30, 2020; Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2020 CityArts Program, offering grants to nonprofits…
Auburn Gresham Day Care Centers, Santa is Coming to 79th Street 12/13!: Dec 3, 2019, make a comment; Holiday Greetings from the Greater Auburn Gresham CDC, 17th Ward Alderman David Moore and Block By Block of Auburn Gresham. Look out, Santa Claus is Coming to Town (79th Street), December 13, 2019…
Mayor Lightfoot and CTA Launch "CTA Building Small Businesses Program" to Help Local Entrepreneurs Work on Largest Project in Agency History: Chicago Transit Authority, Nov 14, 2019; CTA and Walsh-Fluor team up with LISC Chicago to help small firms compete for large-scale capital projects in Chicago like RPM Phase One
Earn IRS Tax Certification for Free with Ladder Up: Ladder Up, Oct 1, 2019; Ready to make a difference? Volunteer at the tax site, with Ladder Up! Email volunteer@goladderup.org or call 312-409-1555.
100&Change, Lever for Change: Valerie F. Leonard, Jul 3, 2019; Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Awards and Fellows Program, and CEO of Lever for Change, and Cindy Moelis, President of the Pritzker…
A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR CHICAGO: ComEd PLN Network, Jun 11, 2019; As one of the 35 organizations in Mayor Lightfoot’s environment transition Committee, ComEd has helped develop plans for Chicago to respond to the climate crisis by reducing air pollution from…
Raising the rent: 5 Chicago neighborhoods that will cost you more in 2019: Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, by Darcel Rockett Contact Reporter, Jun 7, 2019; Apartment search website Rent.com culled data to find which Chicago’s neighborhoods (based on inventory from Apartment Guide and Rent.com) have seen the highest one-bedroom rent increases…
New Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s First Order of Business Was to Hang This Powerful Artwork About ‘Redlining’ in Her Office: Reprinted Article by Sarah Cascone, May 21, 2019; The work was rushed over from a South Side museum in time for the mayor's inauguration.
Mayor Emmanuel Bids Farewell to City Council & Spring LGBTE Workshop: Roderick K. Hawkins Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Engagement Office of the Mayor, Apr 22, 2019; The week of April 22nd, Mayor Emanuel presided over his final City Council meeting. The meeting was very productive .
Positive Friday Message on Inclusive Employment from Brenda...: reprint Message from Brenda Palms-Barber, Apr 2, 2019; "...New Orleans Business Alliance and the Aspen Skills Academy are working together to create new pathways to prosperity for the economically insecure residents in New Orleans."
ComEd Leaders Help Further Students' STEM Skills at Immersive Workshop: ComEd, Mar 7, 2019; ComEd hosted students to develop their STEM skills and enhance their understanding of the fundamentals of energy, smart-city technologies and sustainability.
UChicago Medicine is given “Good Neighbor Award” from Cara Chicago: Feb 21, 2019; Partner News: UIC Medicine is given “Good Neighbor Award” from Cara Chicago
Celebrate Black History Month, with the Voice of the Community | #GoVote, It Matters!: Norma Sanders, Feb 18, 2019; Auburn Gresham celebrates Black History Month by lifting up all people in the commuity. Exercise you right to a high quality of life. You've Earned the right, now go #Vote. It matters for our…
Big News for the Chicago Cares Serve-a-thon!: Jenné Myers, CEO Chicago Cares, Jan 24, 2019; For 25 years, Chicago Cares has been proud to bring you Serve-a-thon, Chicago’s largest volunteer day. In order to plan for and launch a new Serve-a-thon in 2020, Chicago Cares will not be…
Welcome Jamie Nesbitt Golden, For Your Daily Dose of Auburn Gresham Neighborhood News!: Reprinted from online Block Club Chicago (previously DNAInfo), Jan 8, 2019; Introducting Block Clubs Chicago's newest reporter: Jamie Nesbitt Golden who will cover Auburn Gresham!
Demystifying Census.gov: Valerie F. Leonard, Dec 27, 2018; Nonprofit Utopia is happy to team up with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago to present Demystifying Census.gov , a…