by Ron Sandack | Sep 25, 2019 | Blog, Ron Sandack
Last year, big banks JPMorgan Chase and Fifth Third Bank created the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund. The newly founded but wildly supported fund provides needed loans to minority-owned businesses in the south and west sides of Chicago. These neighborhoods are known for...
by Ron Sandack | Sep 6, 2019 | Blog, Ron Sandack
Autumn brings with it playoff baseball, regular season football, and the start of basketball and hockey. And don’t forget college sports, especially football. With such an abundance of sports comes the enticing opportunities to partake in sports betting. However,...
by Ron Sandack | Jul 30, 2019 | Blog, Politics
For years, Chicago has been known to lag behind most other metropolitan cities in the U.S. when it comes to a number of economic trends. It has become customary for Illinoisans to expect our state to enter the race late when it comes to markets like housing and...
by Ron Sandack | Mar 7, 2019 | Blog, Politics
Working for the state can have some major benefits. For decades it was assumed state workers were giving up short-term salary opportunities for long-term retirement stability. That long-held belief is being tested now because when it comes to retirement, many state...
by Ron Sandack | Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Politics
House Bill 5432. Where do I start? Sponsored by Representative Robert Martwick, this bill has wrestled its way through the Illinois government until officially being signed into law on November 28, 2018. After initially making its way successfully through the House...
