Thanks to the State of Illinois Back to Business Grant Program and area members of the Illinois
\nGeneral Assembly, industries serving DuPage County that were hardest hit by the Covid-19
\npandemic received more than $10 million in recovery grants.<\/p>\n
Illinois State Senator John Curran (D-41st District) helped 6 restaurants and 2 hotels receive a
\ntotal of $721,000 in B2B recovery grants. State Representative Anne Stava-Murray (D-81st
\nDistrict) helped 18 hotels and restaurants obtain grants totaling more than $1.7 million. Illinois
\nState Senator Laura Ellman (D-21st District) helped 44 restaurants and hotels receive more
\nthan $3.7 million in recovery grants. In State Representative Terra Cost Howard\u2019s 42nd District,
\n$1.7 million in grants were obtained by 19 restaurants and hotels. State Senator Suzy Glowiak
\nHilton (D-23rd District) helped obtain $4.2 million for 36 restaurants and hotels and Illinois State
\nRep Jenn Ladisch Douglass (D-45th District) helped 15 restaurants and hotels secure $1.4
\nmillion in recovery grants.<\/p>\n
Overall, more than $900,000 went to Hotels, Restaurants and Creative Arts businesses located
\nright here in Downers Grove.<\/p>\n
\u201cRestaurants, hotels, and the creative arts bring vibrancy to our communities while creating
\njobs, drawing out-of-town visitors, and supporting our local economies,\u201d said State Rep. Terra
\nCosta Howard. \u201cI\u2019m very pleased that the state\u2019s Back to Business grants brought more than $2
\nmillion in important support to these businesses and arts organizations in the 42 nd District, and I
\nhope this program will continue to provide support to our business community as we move
\nforward.\u201d<\/p>\n
State Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass (D-45th District) added \u201cmy colleagues and I worked hard to
\nencourage owners of hotels, restaurants, and arts establishments to apply for this second phase
\nof Back to Business grants. There is no question that these industries were hit the hardest by
\nCovid-19 and it is very gratifying to see available funding be put to work in DuPage County and
\nthroughout the State of Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the B2B Grant Program has ended, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of
\nCommerce and Economic Opportunity has just announced the Back to Business (B2B) NewBiz
\nProgram. Illinois B2B NewBiz will provide financial relief to businesses that started during the
\npandemic in the industries most impacted by the pandemic. The DGEDC will be providing more
\ndetails on this new grant program very soon. Visit this link to learn more.<\/p>\n
Application periods for these grants can be very short and since state-funded grants are not
\nloans and do not need to be repaid, small business owners are encouraged to stay in close
\ncontact with their elected officials and Community Navigators such as SPARK for any future
\nannouncements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thanks to the State of Illinois Back to Business Grant Program and area members of the Illinois General Assembly, industries serving DuPage County that were hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic received more than $10 million in recovery grants. Illinois State Senator John Curran (D-41st District) helped 6 restaurants and 2 hotels receive a total […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n