11/29/2022: EEOC & Legislative Updates - ChiBlock Builder Program - NASCAR Chicago - Galewood/Armitage & Pulaski Corridor SBIFs - Holiday Shopping Sources - Skate Chicago
City's Program to Redevelop City-owned Vacant Land
Coordinated by the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), ChiBlockBuilder actively markets South and West Sides City-owned properties and increases the transparency of the land sale process. The ChiBlockBuilder website is an interactive online map with information about environmental clearances, zoning, square footage, and market value.
Tuesday, December 13th - 9 AM to 4 PM - 1415 Cherry Street Chicago IL
Experience in-depth demos from some of NorthBranch Work's most innovative members, as well as a factory floor tour, networking and panel discussions focused on interoperability - a key issue facing manufacturers as they connect systems across design, data and solution delivery.
Click here to register. If your company is interested in exhibiting technology for this event,
Illinois State Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs asks for your help in returning eleven Purple Heart medals turned over to the State from abandoned safe deposit boxes. Please reach out to the person or their relatives if you recognize a name.
Admission is free, but online reservation tickets are required. Free skating lessons are available on weekends for beginners, intermediate, and hockey skills - reservations required.
Click here for the website - to reserve a time spot, get there via public transportation, rates for skate rental and sharpening.
McFetridge Sports Center...
has a regulation-size NHL surface and a half-sheet studio rink. In addition to open skating, there's a range of classes - tots to adults - including hockey, freestyle, and synchronized skating.
Click to see the 2.2-mile track layout, get tickets and learn more.
Legislative/Regulatory Update
The Illinois Secure Choice Act, passed into law in 2019,requires businesses in operation for two or more years to offer employees an individual retirement plan. Businesses who do not offer a savings plan will be required to enroll in the state's Secure Choice Savings Program which requires a minimum 3% payroll deduction.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new posters which employers with 15 or more employees are required to display in their workplaces. Click hereto download print and digital signs on the EEOC website..
