Monday November 20, 2023

Thank You NLA!

Grant Awarded To ILLBA

We are pleased to announce that ILLBA has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the National Limousine Association (NLA).

Each year, the NLA Association Grant Program provides funding to assist its association members with their membership recruiting, education and local lobbying efforts.

Read announcement here

ICYM : Coffee With The ILBA November 14th

Preparing for 2024 Digital Marketing Trends

Special thanks to ILBA member Maren Graham, owner of MJGraham Visual Solutions, for an informative session, with tons of recommendations and resources you can use NOW!

Click here for the slide presentation

Click here to view the meeting recording

Click here for the Chauffeur Driven article

REMINDER

Join the ILLBA WhatsApp Group Today!

Members helping members

Need help covering trips? Can you help members cover trips? Join the ILLBA WhatsApp group !

The group is exclusively for ILLBA members and is completely voluntary! Open to all ILLBA members as well as associate members!

Negotiations between members happen offline. No chatter....only the trip details and the rates are posted in the group. Our rules are simple.... click here for details.

Interested? Contact Paula or ILLBA member Dinkar Reddy to be added to the group!

Chicago Notices and Updates

File Tax Return And Pay Taxes & Fees Online At Chicago Business Direct

click here

2024 Livery License Renewal Information and Forms click here

Important for 2024 ! - BACP has eliminated the windshield livery vehicle license sticker.

The 2024 Livery Vehicle License “hard” card must always be displayed on the passenger side dashboard when the livery vehicle is in operation. Click here for bulletin.

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

New! 2023 Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza through Dec 24 - 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

The 2023 Source Grant Application Review Update

From Cook County Small Business Source

Did you apply for The 2023 Source Grant? Since the end of the grant period on August 25, the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), which serves as our Grant Administrator, has been reviewing all grant applications to determine eligibility and confirm that all submitted documentation is accurate.



In some circumstances, we have found errors on the IRS W-9 Form submitted. If this applies to your application, a Grant Review Specialist will contact you this week to request an update or correction. This additional step allows for us to award grants to the maximum number of applicants and extends the review period by one week. 

Click here for more details and updates

News You Can Use

Click here for the November 16th edition

10-day Paid Leave Plan Passes City Council: Chicago Employers Must Give Workers More Time Off Than Others In Illinois

The ordinance, passed in a 36-12 vote, will require Chicago businesses to give workers 10 days off a year as of Jan. 1, including five sick days and five vacation days.

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Watch An Electric Air Taxi Take Its First Flight Over New York City

Joby's five-person electric aircraft becomes the first eVTOL to fly in Manhattan's air space.

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Feds Want Speed Reduction Tech In Every New Car. Are American Drivers Ready?

On a Saturday afternoon in January 2022, a 2018 Dodge Challenger ran through a stop sign in Las Vegas, picked up the pace to a speed of 103 miles per hour and flew through an intersection on a red light. The Dodge struck the right side of a Toyota Sienna minivan, which carried seven occupants, causing four more vehicles to crash. The driver and passenger of the Dodge, as well as every passenger in the minivan, died.

The National Transportation Safety Board, a U.S. government agency that investigates such accidents, found that in this scenario and many others like it, a technology that limits the speed of vehicles could have mitigated the scale of this tragedy. The driver, who was found to have cocaine and PCP in his system which impaired his decision-making, had a record for breaking the speed limit.

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“If social media is the cocktail party, then email marketing is the ‘meet up for coffee.’ The original 1-to-1 channel.”

— Erik Harbison