Resources for Local Businesses

New Businesses

  • Neighborhood Business Development Centers

Small Businesses

  • Illinois Economic Opportunities

  • Chicago Programs and Initiatives

  • Small Business Administration Loans

  • Chicago Business Centers Program

Medium to Large Businesses

  • Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act

Financial Institutions

  • Coming Soon!

Commercial Real Estate

  • Search Commercial Listings

  • Cook County Assessor Tax Reduction Program

  • All Chicago - Chicago Rents Initiative

Restaurants

  • Sidewalk Signs Permit

  • Good Food Fund Grant

Paid time off regulations are changing for Chicago businesses

Changes are coming to Chicago regarding paid time off. After December 31, 2023, all Employers must allow their Covered Employees to accrue and use Paid Sick Leave. As of July 1, 2024, all Employers must also allow their Covered Employees to also accrue Paid Leave. 

The Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce is proud to be an acitve NBDC (Neighborhood Business Development Center) within the City of Chicago’s BACP.

Bringing businesses back to our neighborhood

In May 2023, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) engaged a consultant team led by SB Friedman Development Advisors in partnership with sub consultants Latent Design and Goodman Williams Group to assess and provide recommendations for a 1.7-mile segment of Milwaukee Avenue. The study area spanned from the Kennedy Expressway in the north to West Byron Street in the south, covering the Jefferson Park and Portage Park Community Areas. The primary goal of this study was to conduct a current market analysis and develop marketing materials to attract future development and businesses to this commercial corridor.

COVID resources for Chicago businesses

The Jefferson Park Chamber of Commerce has partnered with neighborhood chambers and the City of Chicago to assist local businesses in adjusting to the new normal. Below are links to help with making smart decisions while navigating life with COVID.

Are you a business owner or manager and have questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines or related issues? Please contact the chamber at: info@jeffersonparkchamber.com