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Upcoming City of Chicago Business Education Webinars
- Oct 3, 2023
Upcoming BACP Business Education Webinars held MONTHLY and more updates...
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One Summer Chicago Applications Still Open for 2023!
- Apr 5, 2023
One summer job applications are now open. Please share with young people and young adults!
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BACP Free Small Business Training November and December Schedule!
- Nov 28, 2022
BACP offers free business education webinars every Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning. Topics include business licensing, operations, financial resources, marketing, and more. Programs are free and open to the public and taught by industry professionals, not-for-profit agencies, and government agencies.
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ARPA Funding - City, County, and State Grant Opportunities
- City of Chicago Newsletter, Apr 11, 2022
REMINDER: ARPA Funding - City, County, and State Grant Opportunities
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City of Chicago Department FREE business education workshops are now available as WEBINARS!
- The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, Nov 29, 2021
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection’s FREE business education workshops are now available as WEBINARS!
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Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot 2022 Budget Proposal
- Mayor's Office Community Engagement Weekly Update, Sep 27, 2021
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot unveils the historic 2022 budgetproposal...
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UPDATE: Neighborhood Opportunity Fund is open! Apply by Friday, Sept. 24
- Sep 6, 2021
than $4 million in funding available for small businesses, non-profits and cultural institutions across Chicago’s West, Southwest and South sides. The deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 24.
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JUNE 8th, INVEST South/West Initiative Starts Series of Community Engagement Meetings!
- Patrick Brutus, Jun 8, 2021
INVEST South/West Initiative, invites you to our series of community engagements starting on June 8, 2021, with two more planned meetings to follow!
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CEO sends big THANK YOU to the team for its Resiliency during the organization's COVID-19 pivot year
- Carlos A. Nelson, CEO, Mar 18, 2021
It has been slightly over one year when COVID-19 descended upon Auburn Gresham and GAGDC pivoted and even ramped up efforts to serve the community!
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NBDC update: Chicago Tightening Restrictions in Response to Second Wave of COVID-19
- Commissioner Rosa Escareno, Oct 23, 2020
Commissioner Rosa Escareno joined Mayor Lightfoot and the Public Health Commissioner to announce the reinstatement of targeted business restrictions to combat the recent and alarming rise of COVID-19 cases. Effective tomorrow, Friday, October 23 at 6:00 a.m.
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COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting for Auburn Gresham Residents 4/25!
- Apr 21, 2020
The Office of Mayor Lori E Lightfoot and the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation invite you join a COVID-19 virtual town hall meeting for residents living in or near Auburn Gresham.
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TIME SENSITIVE: City creates grants to help residents with rent, mortgage payments
- Please Share/Time Sensitive COVID-19 Housing Grant Application Deadline, Mar 27, 2020
Housing Assitance Grant Applications are online at Grants will be $1,000. Applications will be taken only until 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 1.
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2020 City of Chicago BACP Small Business Expos
- Mar 7, 2020
The Small Business Expos are back for 2020, starting March 7th!
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Invest SouthWest Proposed Community Plans
- City of Chicago Department of Planning, Feb 4, 2020
DPD and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) hosted events across the South and West sides to launch INVEST South/West. The family-friendly events where well attended and included a broad overview of the initiative, performances by local artists, and an open house with planning exercises for each community area, youth activities and food from local chefs.
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Chicago’s New Planning Chief Has Fresh Eyes For INVEST South/West
- WBEZ News, Natalie Moore, Nov 29, 2019
Chicago’s new planning commissioner, Maurice Cox, observed something very quickly when he met with community groups across the city. An empty building on West 79th Street, owned by the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, that the city says it will help redevelop.
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Business Start-up Certificate Program
- City of Chicago, Office of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Nov 1, 2019
Complete 9 workshops for business certification perks!
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INVEST South/West
- City of Chicago, Commissioner Maurice Cox, Oct 31, 2019
INVEST South/West is an unprecedented community improvement initiative from Mayor Lightfoot to marshal the resources of multiple City departments, community organizations and corporate partners toward 10 neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides.
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‘Master Planned Development’ Guidelines Would Enhance Zoning Procedures for City’s Largest Development Sites
- reprinted: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Oct 18, 2019
The proposed “Master Planned Development” designation would apply to projects known colloquially as “mega projects.”
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Mayor Lightfoot Announces Plans to Quadruple Funding for Bus Program on Chicago’s Most Popular Routes
- Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), Oct 18, 2019
CDOT-CTA Bus Priority Zone Program to receive more than $20 million to support Mayor’s commitment to relieve traffic blockage on Chicago’s Streets
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14TH ANNUAL 79TH STREET RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
- All Day Saturday and Sunday, Sep 7, 2019
It's finally time! 79th Street is closing for the weekend, for our 14th annual 79th Street RenFest. Come and celebrate with us. This year we are raising awareness and $$s to Rebuild79. Join us by texting Rebuild79 to 41444. Together We Can, Reimage, Rebuild and Revitalize our Neighborhood!
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MAYOR LIGHTFOOT, CITY OFFICIALS PROVIDE RESOURCES, TIPS TO BEAT EXTREME HEAT AND URGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION
- Jul 19, 2019
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, along with officials from the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC), Department of Family & Support Services (DFSS), Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and other departments and sister agencies, today urged residents to take extra precautions as Chicago faces several days of extremely high temperatures.
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The Small Business Center on the Road Expos are back for 2019!
- Feb 1, 2019
The FREE expos bring business resources to the community for new and existing entrepreneurs
looking to start or grow their business in the City of Chicago.
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Chicago Shops Campaign Wants You to Spend Big, Shop Small by Supporting Neighborhood Businesses: #ChiBizShops
- Lilia Chacon, City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, Dec 3, 2018
Shop Smart, Know Return Policies, and Beware of Scammers this Holiday!
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Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Training Pilot Program Unveils First Property
- Sep 28, 2018
Chicago Neighborhood Rebuild Training Pilot Program Unveils First Property unveils Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation’s (GAGDC) newly rehabbed property located at 7227 S. Vincennes Street in Chicago’s Auburn-Gresham neighborhood.
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Auburn Gresham Building Gets New Life to Promote Health!
- Reprinted from Chicago Defender, Shari Noland, Defender Executive Editor, 6.5.18, Aug 23, 2018
Can one iconic building along a key commerical cooridor lead the way to improve the health of a neighborhood? Community leaders and organizations in Auburn Gresham are progressing on a transformative plan to bring living wage jobs to a building anchored by a state of art health facility, to make it so....