State tax breaks hurt Chicago’s suburbs
The losers in this process include local commerce. In response to the state action, Cook County decided to do away with a 10 percent tax...
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SSMMA
- Oct 26, 2018
Lansing hosts CSEDC Quarterly Forum in Historic Ford Hanger
Image courtesy of the Village of Lansing The Village of Lansing hosted Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation’s Fall...
SSMMA
- Oct 23, 2018
US Dept of Treasury offers Opportunity Zone federal guidance information
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s webpage. Also available are Draft Instructions for Qualified Opportunity...
SSMMA
- Oct 19, 2018
“Brave Dialogue” TV show guests explain why Southland needs economic development incenti
SSMMA Executive Director Kristi DeLaurentiis on 10-15-18 Brave Dialogue Panel Discussion The best way to help Southland homeowners...
SSMMA
- Oct 17, 2018
Orland Park OKs incentives for Von Maur store
Von Maur at Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL After seeing two large voids in the village’s economic engine hit back to back in the span of...
SSMMA
- Oct 16, 2018
CSEDC awarded grant for smart logistics planning
Congresswoman Robin Kelly recently announced the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation has been awarded a $60,700 federal...
SSMMA
- Oct 11, 2018
SSMMA
- Oct 9, 2018
Oct 26: CSEDC Fall Quarterly Forum
8:30 a.m. – Coffee and networking 9:00 a.m. – Program begins 10:30 a.m. – Program concludes Register here.
SSMMA
- Oct 5, 2018
Infrastructure Investments Spur Industrial Development in Chicago Market
In addition, the Illinois Tollway has been proactively deploying capital for projects. As a result, industrial occupiers are benefitting...
SSMMA
- Sep 26, 2018
Local referendums for Southland voters on the November ballot
In addition to who will sit in the governor’s mansion or in Congress, voters in the south and southwest suburbs will weigh in on issues...
SSMMA
- Sep 26, 2018
When taxes hit home
First, the median Illinois household saw a 38 percent hike in its effective property tax rate between the 2002-2004 and 2013-2015...
SSMMA
- Sep 24, 2018
Carson’s joins retailers seeking life after liquidation with online revival and bricks-and-mor
The company is “sprinting” to reopen at least some stores before the holidays, he said. Carson’s website says Bon-Ton is in the process...
SSMMA
- Sep 14, 2018
Buckle up, Southland property owners. If you think it’s bad now, it may soon get worse.
This isn’t a story about Hurricane Florence hitting the Carolinas. This is a tale of high property taxes in the south suburbs. Instead of...
SSMMA
- Sep 14, 2018
Cook County offers residents last chance to comment on Policy Roadmap strategic plan
Cook County has tasked its top public servants with the challenge of mapping out how the county should best deploy its resources — your...
SSMMA
- Sep 12, 2018
GIS for Economic Development Workshop
The event was supported by a grant from the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development.
SSMMA
- Sep 6, 2018
Sept. 12: Access to Capitol Program
When: Sept. 12, 2018 Registration: 9:00 a.m. Presentation: 9:30 a.m. Cost: Free Where: Chicago Southland Economic Development...
SSMMA
- Aug 31, 2018
Cook County Prevailing Wage Advisory Task Force
SSMMA President and Hazel Crest Village Board President Vernard Alsberry The Prevailing Wage Advisory Task Force, created by the Cook...
SSMMA
- Aug 31, 2018
SSMMA
- Aug 31, 2018
New prevailing wage rules take effect Saturday
One could blame plenty of people for high property taxes in Cook County’s south suburbs. New prevailing wage requirements are set to take...
SSMMA
- Aug 30, 2018
‘A perfect tax storm in the south suburbs’: Property tax breaks backfire on some homeown
The changes, however, also had an unintended consequence: Thousands of homes in south suburbs such as Harvey and Park Forest fell off the...
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