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With support from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, the Village of South Holland has developed a new Comprehensive Plan as the next step in its implementation of Vision 2022, a 10-year strategic plan adopted in 2012 that outlines policies, goals, and strategies for improving the Village. The plan outlines the vision of what South... Read More

Chicago Southland Manufacturing Hiring Event Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:00am to 2:00pm Chicago Heights Recreation Center 1400 Chicago Road Chicago Heights, IL For more information, contact Jim Huh at 708-283-5020 Read More

Business growth and economic development are indicators of a thriving community, primarily because the tax revenue generated from these occurrences is the primary way in which a community is funded. Unfortunately, when businesses exit a community and are not replaced with new ones, more businesses – and families – realize a much heavier tax burden. Fortunately for communities in Illinois,... Read More

Love’s Travel Stop & Hardee’s 1533 E 162nd Street South Holland, IL 60473 (708) 331-7365 Love’s Travel Stop & Hardee’s celebrated their grand opening and ribbon cutting on December 15, 2016. Love’s Travel Stop provides professional truck drivers and local motorists with 24-hour access to a clean and safe place to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel,... Read More

Tuesday Evenings September 13 through October 18 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm SouthWorks MakerLab Park Forest 210 Forest Blvd. Park Forest, IL 60466 Register Soon. Only 12 seats available. Free Registration at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2TBT5TG More information: dbrozek@oaiinc.org Read More

MEET THE ENTREPRENEUR Dane Christianson, Creator of X-Cube Dane Christianson is an inventor at heart. While a student at IIT, he designed and built a three-dimensional brain game he calls the X-Cube in IIT’s MakerLab, the Idea Shop™ , using a 3D printer. “The Idea Shop is just fantastic,” says Christianson. “When I found out that there is a work space at IIT devoted to creation, I was blown... Read More

South Suburban College Students pictured are learning a trade and repairing sidewalks at the South Holland Campus. “This is a State funded program to help disadvantaged populations find jobs in the construction trades”, says college president Don Manning, “many of the graduates have gone on to secure employment. We have many other programs to assist our residents, in... Read More

The Cook County Justice Advisory Council, the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, and the Cook County Department of Homeland Security want to know what South Suburban community members think will improve safety and increase opportunity in their neighborhoods. If you live or work in the southeast suburbs, we need your voice. Help shape the County’s agenda for the southeast suburbs.... Read More