The U.S. Small Business Administration is increasing the maximum amount small businesses and non-profit organizations can borrow through its COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Starting…

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and with 100,000 square feet of virtually unusable restaurant space and hundreds of employees’ livelihoods at stake, Sam Sanchez…

The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) would like to congratulate former McDonald's CEO Don Thompson for leading a new $70 million venture fund to…

In every Illinois city we visited since the pandemic began, we have witnessed how the restaurant industry has suffered. But there is hope that things…

Por confiar ampliamente en Saint Anthony Hospital, una institución seria, respetable y que siempre ha extendido desinteresadamente su mano amiga a la comunidad hispana en…

The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) strongly supports The Focal Point Community Campus project, and its partnership with Saint Anthony Hospital, a well respected…

A week ago, President Joe Biden signed the COVID stimulus bill – also known as the American Rescue Plan – into law. While much focus is…

During the third Wednesday in March, National Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) Day recognizes the thousands of SBDCs across the country supporting entrepreneurs in the pursuit…

This article was originally published at the WBEZ Chicago website, by Odette Yousef, a reporter with WBEZ’s Race, Class and Communities desk.  Advocates for corporate…

The House of Representatives voted to approve a $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan, a top legislative priority for President Joe Biden. Much of the legislation…