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Analysis: West Garfield Park pays property taxes 3.55 times national average

By LGIS Newsfeed | Oct 30, 2018

Property owners in West Garfield Park paid nearly 4.22 percent of the value of their homes in taxes last year. That’s more than 3.55 times the national average, according to an LGIS analysis of real estate sales data in Chicago’s West Side from Jan 1. to June 30.

School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most violence-related suspensions?

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 30, 2018

Amandla Charter School, Horizon Science Acad-Belmont and Horizon Science Acad-Mckinley Park were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students suspended for reasons related to violence during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Madelein Tullier acquires 714 W. Barry Ave. Pu-2, Chicago

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 29, 2018

On Oct. 29, 2018, John H. Wright sold their commercial property at 714 W. Barry Ave. Pu-2, Chicago to Madelein Tullier for $402,000.

CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: November B2B Networking

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Join us at Maggiano's Downtown Chicago for lunchtime networking!

CHICAGO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Access to Capital Panel!

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Our recent Small Business Owners survey showed that Access to Capital is a top concern for many LGBT Small Business owners.

AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Study delves into reasons youths carry guns

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

A recent study by the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C.-based economic and social policy think tank, paints a vivid picture of why guns are so prevalent among young people on the West and South Sides; indeed, so prevalent that roughly one in three youths in some Chicago neighborhoods has carried a gun at some point in their lives.

AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Take a walk, get them Benjamins

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Oak Park and Forest Park residents may have noticed a woman walking around the two villages in recent week with an exceptionally large smile on her face – more noteworthy, perhaps, is the 40 pounds of electronic equipment strapped to her back.

CITY OF CHICAGO: Mayor Emanuel Announces New Nights and Weekends Team to Strengthen Enforcement

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) Commissioner Rosa Escareno today announced new efforts to support small businesses and improve the quality of life of residents.

CITY OF CHICAGO: Mayor Emanuel Announces 4,000 New Large Lots Available for $1

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced the Large Lots land sale program will open the first week of December, making approximately 4,000 vacant, City-owned lots on the South, Southwest and West sides available for residents to purchase for $1.

CITY OF CHICAGO: Mayor Emanuel Joins Illinois Tech in Opening New Kaplan Innovation Center

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Illinois Institute of Technology today to open the new Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship.

CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT: Mayor Emanuel and Superintendent Johnson Announce 107 New Officers

By Press release submission | Oct 29, 2018

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Department (CPD) Superintendent Eddie Johnson today announced 107 new officers will be deployed to their district assignments as part of the city’s plan to add nearly 1,000 police officers to safeguard neighborhoods.