The ILLBA Roundup

Monday February 26, 2024

Upcoming Events

Save The Date

Breakfast With The ILLBA

Tuesday March 19, 2024 (location TBD)

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Topic suggestions? Contact Paula or any board member.

Sponsorships are available, contact the ILLBA office for details.

See you next week!

Countdown To Spring..... 22 Days!

Happy Leap Day!

Did You Know?

* Without leap day, our calendar would be off by about 24 days every century, or every 100 years!

*The first leap year was introduced in 46 BCE by Julius Caesar of Rome.

*People born on a Leap Day are sometimes called leaplings.

*More than 4 million people around the world are leaplings.

City of Chicago Updates

Webinars and Workshops

Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection’s

FREE business education webinars .Click here for the schedule

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Compliments? Complaints, Incidents?

Report it!

Non Emergency - call 311

Emergency numbers

O'Hare 773-894-9111

Midway 773-838-9111

Incident Report - issues, complaints and compliments

Click here for incident report

If you witness an incident, do not confront the individual(s) for safety reasons. The CDA encourages you to use one of the above ways to inform authorities.

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TOOL KITS FOR

PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE LICENSEES

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) created TOOL KITS to provide information and resources to support TAXI and PUBLIC PASSENGER VEHICLE license holders.

Click here for details

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Monday, March 4, 2024 (in observance of Pulaski Day)

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PUBLIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY RESOLUTIONS FOR 2024 Click here

PUBLIC VEHICLE LICENSING FACILITY HOURS Click here

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Thank you to everyone who has been participating in our Spotlight Series!

Have you been following along with our Spotlight Series interviews thus far? It’s the perfect way to showcase your business to fellow members in our ILLBA community and beyond..

Not only will your feature be presented here in the ILLBA Roundup newsletter and on our Facebook page, you’ll get a week-long highlight on the ILLBA homepage and have a personal and permanent profile page on our site that speaks to your business and all the great things you do there.

We’ve even updated our Member Directory to include the feature link right there with your business listing and contact information.

Are you ready to have your business featured? Contact Paula to set up an interview!

City of Chicago Events and Traffic Restrictions

Wrigley Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Soldier Field Transportation Restrictions Map 2023 - click here

Transportation Restrictions for Bally's Temporary Casino Effective Sept. 9 - click here

Uptown Entertainment District Transportation Restrictions Eff Dec 22 - click here

Continued Closure Of Canal St. At Union Station - click here

McCormick Place Events Calendar

Stay up to date on traffic and road closures by downloading and using the Chicago OEMC App: Chicago.gov/OEMC

News You Can Use

Read the February 22nd edition here

Travel Agencies Set January Record For Air Ticket Sales

New data showed that travel agencies in the United States set a new record in January for air ticket sales.

According to the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC), U.S. travel agencies earned $8.9 billion on air ticket sales last month, marking a seven percent increase from January 2023 and the highest January total recorded by ARC.

The Science Of Crushing Your Goals All Year Long

Three Tactics To Stay Motivated And Reach Your Goals

Goal-setting is essential for founders because starting a company requires almost superhuman motivation. Unfortunately, many people give up too quickly after experiencing minor setbacks on the path to achieving their goals.

Grant And Education Opportunities

City of Chicago Entrepreneur Certificate Program

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Entrepreneur Certificate Program is a free program for anyone interested in starting or growing a business in Chicago to gain knowledge across various essential business topics.

Since the program launched, more than 1,000 Chicago entrepreneurs and business owners have successfully completed the program.

All Program graduates, based in Chicagoland, are eligible to apply for the Entrepreneur Loan Program with BACP’s partner bank, CIBC.

Learn more

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Small Business Administration (SBA)

SBA Illinois Event Calendar

SBA Indiana Event Calendar

SBA Wisconsin Event Calendar

Allies For Community Business -Business coaching; small business loans, grant opportunities

Apply for a $10K grant with Fast Break for Small Business - click for details

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If you know of any opportunities in the midwest or nationally, please email the ILLBA office so we can share with members.

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen."

-- Brene Brown