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New minimum wage rates July 1: what you need to know

A number of state and local minimum wage rates are scheduled to increase on July 1, 2020. Below is a summary of these changes and…
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More than 30 south, west side businesses awarded Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund Grants

The 2020 cohort of Neighborhood Opportunity Fund awardees was announced June 30th, with 32 South and West side businesses receiving a total of $5.4 million in…
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In a strong endorsement to the stability of the city’s economy, Walmart will reopen all of its Chicago stores

Walmart will reopen all of its Chicago stores. Many have worried some of the stores wouldn’t return because they were looted or vandalized amid unrest…
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In survey of nearly 24,000 Restaurants, Yelp finds that 53% have permanently closed

Yelp released an Economic Impact Report, detailing the changes that restaurants, retail, and other industries have undergone because of the pandemic and the Black Lives…
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City of Chicago to open applications for Small Business Improvement Fund

The Department of Planning and Development will open the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) this summer for applications in 17 Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. The SBIF program…
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More Chicago streets will be closed to allow outdoor dining

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced an expansion to Chicago’s citywide outdoor dining program. The expansion will be in effect starting this weekend and will close…
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Si tu pequeño negocio no recibió fondos del PPP, puedes pedir dinero al Gobierno de Illinois

El Estado de Illinois lanzó recientemente un nuevo programa de apoyo a pequeñas empresas bajo el nombre de "Subvenciones por Interrupción de Negocios" (Business Interruption…
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Illinois Opens Applications for $85 million in new grants to help businesses recover

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) released applications for the latest in a series of grant programs designed…
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Puedes aplicar en español al Fondo de la Ciudad de Chicago para pequeñas empresas

La Ciudad de Chicago, The Chicago Community Trust y One Chicago Fund han lanzado el fondo Together Now para unificar los fondos públicos, privados y…
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City-backed fund provides $15 million in grants to Chicago’s small businesses

Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced that the City is now taking applications for the Together Now fund grant allocations which will help small businesses and…
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