News

• 11/24 Mayor Lightfoot to Introduce Ordinace Expanding Regulatory Relief for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
• 8/3 Mayor Lightfoot, BACP and CDOT Announce Expansion of Outdoor Dining Program That Has Supported More Than 250 Restaurants and Bars to Date
• 7/22 Mayor Lightfoot Introduces Ordinance To Reform Shared Housing Industry
• 7/20 Mayor Lightfoot, CDPH and BACP Reinstate Targeted COVID-19 Restrictions to Help Combat Recent Rise in Community Cases
• 6/22 Mayor Lightfoot Announces Applications Now Open For More Than $15 Million ‘TOGETHER NOW’ Grant Fund
• 6/22 Mayor Lightfoot And CDPH Announce Chicago Ready To Move To Phase Four On Friday, June 26
• 6/19 Mayor Lightfoot Announces Timeline For Indoor Dining, Bar And Brewery Service
• 6/12 Mayor Lightfoot Introduces Latest Measures To Support Outdoor Dining In Phase Three
• 5/29 Mayor Lori Lightfoot Announces Plan To Open Chicago's Streets To Support Businesses And Help Residents In Response To COVID-19
• 5/28 Mayor Lightfoot and CDPH Announce Chicago Ready to Begin Reopening Cautiously on Wednesday, June 3, 2020
• 5/14 Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce $5,000 Grants Awarded to Nearly 1,000 Microbusinesses Impacted By COVID-19 Outbreak
• 5/12 Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Announce New Rules to Increase Trandparency of Third-Party Food Delivery Companies For Consumers
• 5/7 Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Introduce Latest Measures To Provide Relief To Businesses During The COVID-19 Outbreak
• 4/28 Mayor Lightfoot And BACP Announce $5 Million Grant Program To Support Up To 1,000 Microbusinesses In Targeted Neighborhoods Impacted By COVID-19 Outbreak
• 4/17 Mayor Lightfoot And BACP Announce First 124 Loans Approved For Small Businesses Impacted By COVID-19 Through New Resiliency Fund
• 4/9 Mayor Lightfoot, CPD and BACP Announce Public Health Order Prohibiting Citywide Liquor Sales After 9 pm
• 3/25 Mayor Lightfoot and BACP Encourage Residents To Be Cautious of Consumer Fraud Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3/16 City of Chicago Issues Guidance and Supports For COVID-19 Restrictions On Restaurant Dining And Taverns
• 3/13/20 Grubhub And Major Cities Across The U.S. Launch Economic Relief Effort Up To $100 Million Dollars For Independent Restaurants And Delivery Partners Impacted By COVID-19
• 3/3/20 Mayor Lightfoot Announces New Business-Friendly Signage Reform Going Into Effect In March
• 3/3/20 Empowering Entrepreneurial Growth In The Neighborhoods Will Be The Theme Of The 2020 BACP Small Business Expo Series

Alerts

• 6/5/20 City Rolls Out Emergency Alert Program for Businesses
• 3/20/20 Mayor Lightfoot Announces $100 Million Relief Package For Chicago's Small Business Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
• 3/19/20 BACP Office Closes Until Further Notice - Effective March 19, 2020
• 3/16/20 BACP Alerts Consumers To Be Aware of Consumer Fraud Related To COVID-19 Outbreak
• 5/8/2019 New Signage Requirement for Tobacco Retailers - Effective June 1, 2019
• 1/11/2019 Official Notice of Changes to Retail Tobacco Licensing Fees