The Business Interruption Grant (BIG) Program in Illinois has passed out over $450M in BIG Grants to businesses like yours and are looking for more to help.
These are grants rather than loans. They don't have to be repaid. They are certainly income taxable, so they aren't completely free. In order to qualify, you must be able to show that you have suffered an economic injury in this pandemic.
How many of us haven't?
Most of the grants awarded are about $20,000, and most of the applications are approved in two to three weeks. The application can be found at this web address.
