Many of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, shops, service providers, bars, and breweries are still open. These small businesses and their employees need you now more than ever! Read more “Shop Small, Earn Ravenswood Rewards”
The Night Ministry Transitions Out of Its Ravenswood HQ
After 17 years in the neighborhood, The Night Ministry is moving its home office out of Ravenswood. The Chicago-based non-profit, whose mission is to provide housing, health care, and human connection to individuals struggling with homelessness or poverty, will be relocating its central administration, as well as Health Outreach staff, to a facility in the Bucktown […] … Read more “The Night Ministry Transitions Out of Its Ravenswood HQ”
Chicago Ordinance Requiring Minimum Wage Increase
Legal Alert: As of July 1, 2019, the Chicago Minimum wage will increase to $13.00. The minimum wage for tipped employees was raised to $6.10 in 2017 and will be raised to meet CPI in following years. These increases are in response to a City of Chicago ordinance passed in 2014, which will (after 2019) […] … Read more “Chicago Ordinance Requiring Minimum Wage Increase”
ChiBiz Blooms Celebrates Chicago’s Small Businesses in Ravenswood
On May 3, 2018, officials from the Chicago Department of Business and Consumer Protection and the Illinois Liquor Commission partnered with the Greater Ravenswood Chamber to host a special press conference at KOVAL Distillery on the economic impact of the craft beverage industry on our city. Read more “ChiBiz Blooms Celebrates Chicago’s Small Businesses in Ravenswood”
Chicago Ordinance Requiring Paid Sick Leave (Effective July 1, 2017)
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 1, 2017 CITY OF CHICAGO, MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO CHAPTER 1-24 Who the ordinance applies to: Employers that maintain a business facility within the City of Chicago and/or are required to obtain a business license to operate in the city. Employees of an employer that is subject to the Ordinance who work […] … Read more “Chicago Ordinance Requiring Paid Sick Leave (Effective July 1, 2017)”
Local Business Spotlight: Empirical Brewery
Each month, the Greater Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce spotlights a different business from our neighborhood. This month we get to know Bill Hurley, CEO of Empirical Brewery at Foster and Ravenswood. Read more “Local Business Spotlight: Empirical Brewery”