08/02/2022: Duck Derby - Tax-based Incentives - Add Your Voice to "We Will" - August Webinars - Tasty Museum - Scavenger Sale Results -

Adopt One or a 'Paddling' of Them....The Chicago Duck Derby is on Thursday, August 4th. Get in on the fun, maybe win a prize while supporting the Illinois Special Olympics annual fundraiser. Live music and more from 10 AM to 12:30 PM on the Riverwalk; Derby at 1 PM. Winners will be notified by phone. Click here to Adopt A Duck... Click here for where to watch, hear live music & more.

ADD YOUR VOICE, TAKE THE SURVEY... We Will Chicago is a citywide planning initiative to encourage neighborhood growth and vibrancy while addressing social and economic inequities that impair Chicago's legacy as a global city. It's the first citywide plan of its type since 1966.  The City of Chicago and its partners need your help to develop the major themes, issues, and policy guidelines to present to the Chicago Plan Commission and City Council for adoption in 2023. The survey is divided into several categories, including economic development. Take a survey to provide public comments - Review the Plan

TAX BASED INCENTIVES... ​Illinois offers a variety of tax-based incentives to help businesses create jobs and investments in Illinois. Illinois Apprenticeship Education Expense Tax Credit Program allows a tax credit for qualified educational expenses associated with qualifying apprentices Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Program provides annual corporate tax credits to qualifying businesses to create jobs, investment and training programs. Illinois Enterprise Zones Program stimulates economic growth and neighborhood revitalization in economically depressed areas through state and local tax incentives, regulatory relief and improved governmental services Illinois Opportunity Zones provide an incentive for investment in areas need investment to help create jobs and investment River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program helps revive and redevelop environmentally challenged properties adjacent to rivers in Illinois Remagining Electric Vehicles Program The REV Program provides incentives for qualifying manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV), EV component parts, and EV power supply equipment. For an overview of programs or to discuss options CEO.TeamREDinquiries@Illinois.gov

Scavenger Sale Results...More people bid on properties in the Scavenger Sale conducted by the Cook County Treasurer's Office than registered in 2019, and three times more properties were sold to private buyers as well. The updated Scavenger Sale Portal shows whether a property was sold, to whom, and for how much. Click here for the portal.

CHICAGO PROPERTY INVESTORS, LLC Contact Michael Goldstein - 773/504-1200 Hard-to-Find, Inexpensive Space in Chicagoland; 500' to 160,000' sf - Short & Long-term Leasing

For Lease - 3065 N. Rockwell, 60618 1st floor 4,200 sf - Industrial 3rd floor 1,100 sf - Flex Click for photos & 'info River Frontage - Multi tenant - Short, long term leases - - All types usage - 1 Drive-in bay - 12'-16' Clear height - 4 Exterior dock doors:

Click on Other Sites for Lease or Sale from Chicago Property Investors 3850 W. Cortland Street, 60639 - 200 sf to 30,000 SF 3105-09 N. Rockwell Street, 60618 - .23 acre industrial land w River frontage 4850 W. Bloomingdale Street, 60639 - 123,48 sf industrial space for lease

Mark Your Calendar, Make Plans... The Chicago Air and Water Show - one of the country's largest free shows of its kind - is on Saturday and Sunday, August 20th and 21st, from 10 AM to 2 PM; Practice flyovers on Friday the 19th. Make your plans now and use this Choose Chicago article to find the ideal place to enjoy it with friends and family. Click to read: "Where to Watch the Chicago Air & Water Show" Allana Mortell, Choose Chicago - 7/25/2022

Ideal Summer Outing... Eat as many ice cream treats as you want, take a ride on the Sprink-L line, play some Putt-Putt golf.....and learn all about ice cream in Chicago's Museum of Ice Cream. One of five worldwide,the Museum at 435 North Michigan Avenue needs no passport. Checkout the website and reserve your tickets in advance online. Click here to learn more

UPCOMING WEBINARS - click on titles for details 08/10-12 - INVENTION-CON 2022 - a free online conference for Inventors, Makers & Entrepreneurs - U.S. Patent & Trademark Office American Marketing Association presentations: 08/17 - The Complex World of Data 8/23 - 7 Ways to Reach your Niche with Content Marketing  Illinois Small Business Development Center presentations 08/16 - Beware Misclassification – Independent Contractors vs. Employees 08/23 - Commercial Leases – Why and How to Negotiate

1633 N. Hamlin Avenue, 60647 Live/Work Loft for Lease Sunny 2nd-floor corner space - Central A/C - Remodeled bathroom - Steps away from the 606 Recreational Trail. Click for brochure Strauss Realty LLC - Contact Deborah Smith, Broker - 773/885-3254 or773/736-3600

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