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 | Sep 1, 2019 | Blog, Ron Sandack
For the third time in under a decade, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is voting on the possibility of a strike, asking for higher pay over the next several years. Their demands include $452 million for union members, and the vote will be held from September 24...
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 | Jul 2, 2019 | Blog, Politics
Beginning July 1st, the first set of many proposed tax increases on several goods will have taken effect across the state of Illinois. The goal of the increased taxation of these goods is to help fund the newest spending plan to fix state-wide infrastructure, like...
