Isaiah Ross, June 14, 2013
Community Development—The West Humboldt Park Healthy Community Resource Guide is now available. The purpose of the West Humboldt Park Healthy Community Resource Guide is to provide a listing of healthy living resources… Continue
Tom Otto, June 6, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—On June 5, 2013 Chet Jackson, Executive Director at West Humboldt Park Development Council (WHPDC), Tom Otto, Economic Development Planner, and Jimmy Simmons, Board President, attended the Urban Land… Continue
Tom Otto, June 18, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—At two community meetings in June Architecture For Humanity (AFH) did community presentations on streetscape and design ideas for the Chicago Avenue corridor. The West Humboldt Park Development… Continue
Tom Otto, June 5, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Businesses, property owners, and residents voiced support for the proposed West Humboldt Park Special Service Area (SSA) at two community meetings. The two community meetings were held on May 1 and… Continue
Tom Otto, May 2, 2013
Business & Economic Development—10,000 Small Businesses has assisted over 100 local businesses and are looking for more! The fifth cohort of business owners will begin their completely free courses and individual advising on May 3,… Continue
Tom Otto, May 2, 2013
Business & Economic Development—Bethel New Life Small Business Development Center is offering the following Business Workshops during May and June 2013:
Reposted from Wgntv.com, May 2, 2013
Community Development—More than 47 homicides were commited in the City of Chicago last June. It was one of the bloodiest months all year. This June, a group of charter and public school students working together have… Continue
Reposted from Chicago Reader, March 20, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Not long after Chet Jackson arrived in West Humboldt Park in 2011, he thought he'd found a way to get the drug dealers off the corners. He'd open a restaurant.
Jackson had just been hired away from… Continue
Tom Otto, May 2, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Are your dreams bigger than $8.25 an hour? Invest in yourself. Only six months to the future you dream about. Find out how. Enroll in Bethel's Free Career Preparatory Program. Call Eric Courts at… Continue
Reposted from The Stewards Market, March 28, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—We are SO excited to announce our campaign to launch an intensive training academy for our young adults on July 15, 2013! This academy is more than a solution to the violence and lack of opportunity… Continue
Tom Otto, February 21, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Attention companies in the Division-Homan TIF District:
Building Improvement Grants are Here!
JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING IMPROVEMENTS
For the first time, the Division-Homan TIF… Continue
Tom Otto, January 4, 2013
Smart Communities, Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Grow Your Business Training Program Planned for May 2013
As a business owner would you like to:
Learn to think more entrepreneurially?
Learn how to better manage your business?
Better… Continue
Reposted from Cuisine Noir, January 3, 2013
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—*Opening Soon* TurkeyChop 3506 W. Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60651
Thousands of restaurants open each year looking to be the next best thing with creative dining concepts that focus on the needs… Continue
Reposted from City of Chicago Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, January 10, 2013
Business & Economic Development—Sidewalk Cafe Season Begins on March 1
Informational Workshop Set for Wednesday
The City of Chicago sidewalk café season begins March 1. Sidewalk Café Permits have a… Continue
Tom Otto, November 28, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—My inspiration for this restaurant was Southern Style Bar-B-Q. While spending my childhood summers in Mississippi my family often hosted outings and barbeques. This was an event where family and… Continue
Reposted from SBA.gov, December 17, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Having a business plan is a must for small business owners, but finding the time to put pen to paper often means putting it on hold. But when you find the time, what's next? What format should it… Continue
Reposted from City of Chicago Business Affairs & Consumer Protection, December 12, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—BACP continues to offer free workshops every Wednesday and Friday at City Hall in Room 805. They are open to the public, and cover a variety of topics. If you are looking to start or grow your… Continue
Tom Otto, June 28, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Learn more about Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at City Colleges of Chicago. The program is designed to give small business owners across the greater Chicago area resources to grow.
Tom Otto, October 19, 2012
Community Development, Smart Communities, Healthy Stores Initiative, Business & Economic Development—Healthy Eats Coming to Chicago Avenue
You can’t tell from outside, but construction is well underway at 3506 W Chicago (near St Louis). The site will become the area’s first sit-down… Continue
Tom Otto, November 1, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Check out these upcoming November business workshops sponsored by the City of Chicago. The Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) offers workshops every Wednesday and… Continue
Tom Otto, October 10, 2012
Community Development—Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) will hold a convening of Chicagoland urban agriculture networks, organizations and practitioners to learn about each others’ advocacy/policy-related… Continue
Reposted from Bethel New Life, October 15, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Adolfo Vizcaino began his career working on air conditioning and heating systems, and quickly grew to love the work. As his skills continued to increase, the longtime West Side resident knew he… Continue
Isaiah Ross, February 22, 2013
Community Development—Did you know that West Humboldt Park Development Council offers seven free fitness classes at various locations throughout the West Humboldt Park Community?
Tom Otto, September 26, 2012
Community Development, Healthy Stores Initiative—The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has launched a new microsite and video to help support local food systems in metropolitan Chicago at www.cmap.illinois.gov/food .
Tom Otto, July 26, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development, Healthy Stores Initiative—Check out our latest newsletter for news about WHPDC and the West Humboldt Park community.
Reposted from BACP, August 15, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Welcome to "Business Source," the monthly City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection (BACP) official business newsletter bringing you important business licensing… Continue
Tom Otto, June 14, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Chicago Avenue HVAC/Electical business uses SBIF grant to expand
There is one less vacant lot along Chicago Avenue in West Humboldt Park. The formally vacant City-owned lot at 3836 W Chicago… Continue
Tom Otto, June 27, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—In January 2012 the West Humboldt Park Development Council commissioned Project Engineers Plus and UIC's Center for Business and Entrepreneurialism Studies to create a micro market study to be used… Continue
Isaiah Ross, July 25, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Mr. Ross was welcomed as Community Development Planner at WHPDC in May 2012. A native of the Englewood Community, he has an outstanding passion for serving the needs of low-income, underserved,… Continue
Tom Otto, July 24, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—On June 15, 2012 Gina Caruso, City of Chicago, Department of Housing and Economic Development, provided an overview of the Special Service Area (SSA) program to 30 community residents and business… Continue
Isaiah Ross, August 22, 2012
Community Development—The West Humboldt Park Community invites all to participate in the 4th Annual Kells Park African Cultural Festival !
Tom Otto, August 1, 2012
Business & Economic Development—This month, Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a major effort to simplify and streamline business licensing. This effort will reduce the number of business licenses by 60% and will lower licensing fees… Continue
Tom Otto, July 11, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—The Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) program uses local Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues to help owners of commercial and industrial properties and/or tenants within specific TIF… Continue
Tom Otto, August 6, 2012
Smart Communities, Community Development, Business & Economic Development—The Humboldt Park Smart Communities Program Presents:
The Humboldt Park Portal Writers
A dinner event for the potential citizen journalists of our community
Tom Otto, July 20, 2012
Business & Economic Development—If you own a business or a commercial property within the Humboldt Park TIF district, there is $1,000,000 available to make improvements and keep you in the neighborhood.
Reposted from Chicago Magazine, July 18, 2012
Community Development, Business & Economic Development—First things first. If you’re ordering your barbecued ribs through anything but a thick sheet of bulletproof glass, you’re not getting real Chicago-style ribs.
Tom Otto, July 12, 2012
Business & Economic Development—Did you know that the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs offers a regular set of business workshops free of charge?
Reposted from The New York Times, February 14, 2012
Healthy Stores Initiative—West Humboldt Park Development Council has been engaging with store owners on Chicago Avenue in West Humboldt Park to bring healthy foods into neighborhood corner stores.
Reposted from Crain's Chicago Business, June 13, 2012
Business & Economic Development—Three years ago, Bob Laystrom was prepared to move his 50-year-old company out of its outdated facility in Logan Square for new, spacious digs in suburban Palatine.
Tom Otto, March 26, 2012
Smart Communities, Community Development—Four Humboldt Park business owners received a free Dell Optiplex desktop computer as an earned incentive for participating in the Smart Communities Program. The Smart Communities Business Resource… Continue
John Groene, February 24, 2012
Housing, Community Development—For the first nine years since moving to Chicago, the Shirk family of six lived in a 2-bedroom apartment, and had long believed that homeownership was out of their reach. Until they discovered a… Continue
March 21, 2012
Smart Communities, Business & Economic Development—The 5th Annual BEEP Entrepreneurial and Career Expo is scheduled for the final day of Money Smart Week , Saturday, April 28, 2012 at Orr High School, 730 N. Pulaski, from 10am to 2pm. The Expo… Continue
Tom Otto, April 23, 2012
Smart Communities, Community Development, Business & Economic Development—Take advantage of these tech workshops to grow your business. The following are some of the workshops offered at the BEEP Entrepreneurial Expo this coming Saturday, April 28.
Jo Crawford, March 15, 2012
Healthy Stores Initiative—Two unseasonably warm days in March sets the stage for our Healthy Corner Store Food Tasting event.
Tom Otto, December 22, 2011
Smart Communities, Business & Economic Development—The Humboldt park Business Resource Network now offers free online learning. Learn Microsoft Office 2010 and more in a web-based and self-paced format. Learn new skills to grow and improve your… Continue
Janece Simmons, March 8, 2012
Community Development—“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness to pull another Into the light.” ~Norman B. Rice
Tom Otto, February 7, 2012
Smart Communities, Business & Economic Development—Humboldt Park business owners and would-be entrepreneurs learned about how to utilize the web for business applications at a workshop at the Richard M Daley Library Wednesday, February 1.
Tom Otto, March 14, 2012
Smart Communities, Business & Economic Development—The Smart Communities program works to increase digital access and use by families, businesses and other institutions in five moderate- and low-income Chicago neighborhoods including Humboldt Park.… Continue
Tom Otto, November 15, 2011
Community Development, Business & Economic Development, Healthy Stores Initiative—Three went a nd grabbed chips, candy, and soda. A fourth stood in front of the healthy corner kiosk and cooler and came to the check out with a small bag of grapes, an apple and a banana.
Tom Otto, October 31, 2011
Smart Communities, Business & Economic Development—The Smart Communities program works to increase digital access and use by families, businesses and other institutions in five moderate- and low-income Chicago neighborhoods including Humboldt Park.
Tom Otto, November 16, 2011
Business & Economic Development—The Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) is now accepting applications for its 2011 Small Business Technology Makeover Competition with a chance to win more than $100,000 in FREE… Continue
Tom Otto, November 1, 2011
Smart Communities, Community Development, Business & Economic Development—The Humboldt Park Portal is a business, civic, arts and community website where residents and others can learn about the Humboldt Park neighborhood, plug into local resources and share the Humboldt… Continue
Richard Marion and Gwen Pepin, October 26, 2011
Healthy Stores Initiative—Westside Writing Project students Richard Marion and Gwen Pepin report of the ongoing problem of food deserts and its effects on the people living in these areas, particulary in West Chicago.
Jenna Barnes, November 9, 2011
Community Development, Business & Economic Development, Healthy Stores Initiative—Humboldt Park residents could see more fresh produce in corner stores as a new program grows to combat the effects of the neighborhood’s food desert.
Launched by the West Humboldt Park… Continue
Tom Otto, August 15, 2011
Business & Economic Development—Over 40 business owners and commercial property owners attended the Chicago Avenue Stakeholders Meeting Thursday, August 11 at Sanctuary Place.
Tom Otto, July 29, 2011
Business & Economic Development—The City of Chicago Department of Housing and Economic Development (HED) in partnership with West Humboldt Park Development Council request your participation in a business retention and… Continue
Tom Otto, July 11, 2011
Community Development—The Richard M. Daley branch library opened on Friday July 8th! This branch library is located at 733 N Kedzie. The library will include a computer center as well as a YouMedia Center. YOUmedia is… Continue
DAVID ROEDER AND FRAN SPIELMAN, July 14, 2011
Community Development—The Salvation Army has disclosed plans to build a community and transitional housing center on five acres in West Humboldt Park, saying the project would expand its mission to serve needy people.
Tom Otto, June 21, 2011
Smart Communities—Your success in business today depends on your ability stay current with technology. Business owners must be able to manage and implement effective technology solutions. New technologies give… Continue
SocialFreshAcademy.com, June 7, 2011
Smart Communities—Check out this great e-book which provides 64 great FaceBook content tips for business owners.
Luis Padial, August 6, 2010
Smart Communities—The Humboldt Park Portal is a new business, civic, arts and community website where residents and others can learn about the neighborhood, plug into local resources and share the Humboldt Park… Continue
June 15, 2012
Other Community Events, Alderman Meeting—Come hear a special presentation about the proposed Special Service Area (SSA) for West Humboldt Park. Special Service Areas fund additional services such as security services, maintenance &… Continue
August 22, 2012
Smart Communities, Other Community Events—A dinner event for the potential citizen journalists of our community. Read the Flier .
Come find out more about the Humboldt Park Portal website. We are looking for community members who want to… Continue