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Check out our survey Results

Thanks to all 179 participants in our 4th Quarter Survey.

Responses will help us determine needs and interests of our community.
Survey results showed:

    • There is room for improvement in delivering effective meeting and special event notification
    • The old Walgreens at 111th & Kedzie and new CVS at 103rd & Pulaski are equally popular
    • Most people (92.7%) would use a local Business Directory and are even willing to pay a nominal fee for it
    • 115 Bourbon Street (57.5%) and Pop’s (50.6%)top the holiday catering list, with Popeye’s (31.0%) and La Fiesta (27.6%) in third and fourth places.
    • Nearly 85% of people receiving our survey weren’t aware of our latest project, but 100% agreed to help us reach a larger audience.

    you can view the all the surevy results here

    THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE.  CLICK Contact Us TO RECEIVE THE FIRST SURVEY OF 2010. 

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    2010 Business Directories Coming Soon!

    2010 Business Directories will be available at Winter Wonderland, Saturday 12-5, 2-5 p.m., at Mt. Greenwood Park.

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    Help Needed

    Community Service Hours are available to students, scouts, individuals and groups to deliver 2010 Business Directories to households and businesses in Mt. Greenwood, beginning early December 2009.  What a great Christmas break outdoor activity!  Block Captains are welcome and encouraged to deliver to your block.  mglrc@wowway.com

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    LaFiesta Grows Footprint

    Long vacant property at 3307-11 W. 111th St. will be improved Spring/Summer 2009.

    LaFiesta ( 3333 W. 111th St. ) owner Mike Grant recently announced plans to add over 10,000 s/f of dedicated customer parking at this very popular neighborhood restaurant.

    “Business owners know convenient parking is critical.  I’m excited to have the opportunity to provide more of it for our customers,” said Mike.

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    3200 W. 111th St - SIGNATURE CORNER

    Don’t worry!  The COMING SOON sign was simply removed to allow Walgreens to make electrical repairs to their sign.

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    Listen Up!  SBIF It Up!  With FREE MONEY!  - Still Available !!!

    If your commercial property or business lies within the boundaries of the 111th St. & Kedzie TIF District, you may be eligible for reimbursement of up to $150,000 for improvements and/or repairs you make. 

    At a meeting on January 16th, SomerCor’s John Paulin and Derek Walvoord explained the process and announced the opening of a 30 window to submit applications for the nearly $500,000 available.

    Projects in a previous round of funding include expansions and renovations at Richie’s and A Relaxed You, a total rehab at Face To Face Salon & Spa, windows, doors, awnings and hvac upgrades at Linda Horton Photography, and much more.

    Questions or need an application?  Visit http://www.somercor.com/sbif.htm or call our office.

    SomerCor 504 is the administrator of the Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) for the City of Chicago.  

    Participants in the SBIF program who welcome inquiries from potential applicants:

    Address Name Contact Phone
    10959 S. Kedzie Vista Family Medicine Dr. Jim Valek or Sue Sarge 239-9100
    11115 S. Kedzie A Relaxed You Kathy Fitzgerald 239-5300
    3118 W. 111th St. Cutrone Hair Anthony Cuttrone 881-1685
    3123 W. 111th St. Richie's Richie Podgorak 298-1548
    3301 W. 111th St.

    Reed Chiropractic 

    (under construction)

    Lori Reed 881-0888
    3333 W. 111th St. LaFiesta Mexican Restaurant Mike Grant 779-4844
    3502 W. 111th St. Face to Face Salon & Spa Ms. Toni Quinn 238-3300

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    Sidewalks

    Chicago’s Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently reopened the Shared Cost Sidewalk program.  The cost to the owner is $3 psf.  Paper applications will no longer be accepted.  Call 311 or the 19th Ward office at 238-8766.

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    ICE and SNOW 

    Please be aware that, according to the City of Chicago Municipal Code 10-8-180,  ‘Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person having charge of any public way or public place shall remove the snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of such building or lot of ground.’

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    Small Business Improvement Fund Explained 

    Representatives from SomerCor504 explained the City's Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF) to business and commercial property owners within the 111th & Kedzie TIF District at a breakfast meeting December 12th.  

    Approval of over $400,000 in free grant money is anticipated. The money can be used to make a wide variety of upgrades and repairs, as well as to purchase adjacent property for expansion or parking.

     

    A program 'Roll Out' meeting will be scheduled in the next few weeks. Watch this site for details.

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    City Council Adopts Ordinance

    ‘Coming Soon’ just got sooner.  An Ordinance authorizing the redevelopment agreement between developers of the Walgreens Signature Corner project and the City of Chicago was approved October 8, 2008.  This is a huge step in moving closer to an actual groundbreaking.

    ~ Click Here to Read the Ordinance ~

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