06/30/2021: Hanson Field & the Chicago Fire - 4433 W. Chicago Avenue Developments - Amazon Bringing Jobs to West Humboldt - Summer Fun - Get your "Key" to the City - Tax Credits for Small Businesses

The Chicago Community Development Commission approved a ground lease for the Boys & Girls Club of Chicago at 4433 W. Chicago Avenue. It's located within the 30-acre site of the City's Joint Public Safety Training Academy - Chicago's new state-of-the-art faciltiy to train both new and current police officers, firefighters and paramedics.

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37th Ward Alderman Emma Mitts announced development of an Amazon Distribution Center at Division Street and Kostner Avenue. The 140,000 square-foot center is expected to create up to 500 full and part-time jobs when it opens in late 2022. Mitt's noted Amazon did not seek City funding for the delivery station - a package's last stop before final delivery to a customer.

The Center adds to Amazon's presence in Illinois, where the company has nine fulfillment and sorting centers and eight delivery stations. According to Amazon, it employs more than 36,000 full and part-time employees in Illinois, roughly 15,000 hired in 2020.

NWCC Member Wintrust Bank is sponsoring Ice Cream Socials & Shredding Events Citywide.

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NWCC Membership Renewals - 2nd Quarter

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The ChiCityKey is a free optional government-issued ID card available to all Chicagoans regardless of age, gender, immigration status, or housing status. Besides serving as a government- issued ID, a Chicago Public Library Card, a Chicago Transit Authority Ventra Card, and a Chicago Rx prescription drug discount card, CityKey holders also get a variety of discounts and benefits offered by participating CityKey business partners.

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Ice Cream - From a Cone to a Creation

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Alfresco Dining - 24 Outdoor Eateries Citywide

Quaff A Local Brew 33 Breweries & Tap Rooms

Life Can Be a Beach - 21 of them....PLUS

Chicago's 22 Green & Gorgeous Parks

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The American Rescue Plan extends a number of critical tax benefits, particularly the Employee Retention Credit and Paid Leave Credit, to small businesses.

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FOR LEASE - 5,846 square feet

Nearby tenants include Foot Locker, Walmart, Menards. Dunkin Donuts, Advance Auto Parts, First Midwest Bank, Aldi, and others - Click for brochure