After its inaugural success with two sold-out, sector-specific summits in 2022, the Chicago Venture Summit series returns in 2023 with Future-of-Food this May 3-4 CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot joined World Business Chicago (WBC) to announce the return of the Chicago Venture Summit series focused onContinue Reading
More than 800 have registered for the Midwest region’s flagship startup and venture conference, today focused on the city’s global logistics sector. In summit’s opening session, CDL 1000 announced Chicago as its new global HQ CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today welcomes more than 800Continue Reading
Amping up her fight with the Biden administration, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is trying to discredit a federal finding that the city has been violating the civil rights of its residents through policies that amount to environmental racism. Millions of dollars a year in federal funding that helps provide a lifelineContinue Reading
CHICAGO –Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Microsoft Corp., in collaboration with corporate, learning and community partners, today announced the launch of Accelerate Chicago. The program aims to reach 300,000 Chicago residents to provide a pathway from skilling to employment for community members to bridge the digital skills divide and routeContinue Reading
CHICAGO – In an effort to further support diverse businesses in Chicago, Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced a series of initiatives to create a more level playing field for potential and current suppliers of goods and services to the City. These initiatives include the first-of-its-kind City of Chicago VendorContinue Reading
