The Chicago Recovery Plan (CRP) is the City’s strategy to amplify federal funding, boosting the economic recovery of small businesses in Chicago communities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program includes funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and over $600 million in local bond funds. The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) is responsible for distributing approximately $50 million of the CRP and will focus on three core areas. Learn more here.

The Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) issued RFPs for the Good Food Fund and the Early-Stage Food Incubator programs. The two programs were designed after intensive community engagement with the Food Equity Council and seek to help expand, enhance, and restore the food industry using an equity and community-based approach. 

Learn More - click on the bolded program names above.

LOOKING AHEAD....click on event to view/download flyer

09/21 - Annual Dual Chamber Golf Outing

9/26 - Coffee, Conversation & Networking - 10 AM

10/21 - Day at the Races - Hawthorne Race Course - 6:30 PM

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NWCC MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS - Third quarter

AllState Insurance/Mindy Blanco - Best Rate Insurance - Bishop Conway Residence - Borja dela Rosa & Associates P.C. - BMO Bank - Chicago Auto Radiators - Chicago Premiere Agency - Elliot's Pizza - Exit Realty/Gus Mendoza - Galileo Optical - Hawthorne Race Course - Helpico Insurance - Henry J. Meat Specialties - Hermosa Neighborhood Association - Ice for Less - L & M Welding - Las Americas Jewelry - Madrid Jewelry - Midwest Fence Monitor Dental Group - New Era Jewelry - North-Pulaski Currency Exchange - Old National Bank - Pronto Auto Rebuilders - Sleep on Latex - State Farm/Mark Hanson Agency Strauss Realty/Deborah Smith - White Castle...

Click to view Members Roster - Click for a Membership application

For details, click to download flyer

Per Choose Chicago - The Chicago Brew Pass is the best way to explore the city’s award-winning craft breweries! Use your free pass to earn points redeemable for fun limited-edition prizes. The more breweries you visit, the more points you can make. Start exploring Chicago one pint at a time! Sign up now!

"Chicago May Eliminate The Tipped Minimum Wage\More than 60 restaurants, including Rick Bayless’s Bar Sotano and Jason Hammel’s Lula Cafe, support the move"

Since 1999, the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) has supported more than 1,600 small businesses across Chicago in nearly every sector of industry and retail with over $118 M in grants distributed. Click for some SBIF Success Stories.

The Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) promotes economic development by providing small businesses with reimbursable grants for permanent building improvement costs. Click here to learn more about the program

Visit the NW Connection website for resources & assistance...

The NW Connection Chamber of Commerce is a Place Making Generalist agency