Feb 23, 2023
The last three-and-a-half years of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s term have been largely defined by how she and her team dealt with the COVID 19 pandemic. While the unprecedented disruption to the city and much of the country can be described as crippling to...
Feb 13, 2023
Chicago and the surrounding suburbs of Cook County are conducting the largest experiment of its kind in the nation, an effort to supply thousands of residents with a basic level of subsistence, not in the form of food, housing or child care — just cash. Ms....
Feb 10, 2023
$28 million in Community Development Grants have been awarded to 12 Chicago businesses and nonprofit organizations. According to a press release from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office, the grants range from $54,000 to $5 million and support projects that fill a community...
Feb 6, 2023
While those folks claim the sky is falling, Black and Brown developers and contractors like us, who for generations have been marginalized, are seeing a whole new day. That’s largely because of the opportunities afforded by Mayor Lightfoot’s INVEST South/West...
Feb 6, 2023
Mayor Lori Lightfoot broke ground Monday on a $100 million South Shore film studio that aims to make Chicago the “Hollywood of the Midwest” and bring hundreds of jobs to neighborhood residents.
Jan 20, 2023
Venture-capital investments in Chicago set a record last year, topping $10 billion for the first time.