Business Resources
Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing
773.594.9292
www.illinoismanufacturing.org/
Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development
312.746.7777
www.cityofchicago.org/mowd
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
312.814.7179
www.commerce.state.il.us/dceo
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
312.494.6777
www.chicagolandec.org
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
312.494.6700
www.chicagolandchamber.org
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
312.983.7100
www.ilchamber.org
Illinois Entrepreneurship Network
1.800.252.2923
www.ienconnect.com/resources/index.asp
Cook County Department of Planning and Development
312.603.1000
www.cookcountygov.com/agencyDetail.php?pAgencyID=6
Small Business Opportunity Center at Northwestern University School of Law
312.503.0321
www.law.northwestern.edu/small-business
Chicago Department of Planning and Development
312.744.4190
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/PlanningAndDevelopment
SCORE
1.800.634.0245
www.score.org
Women’s Business Development Center
312.853.3477
www.wbdc.org
Center for Urban Business at UIC
312.996.4057
web.cba.uic.edu/cub
City Services
City of Chicago Website
311
www.ci.chi.il.us
Chicago Police Department
312.746.6000
www.ci.chi.il.us/Police
Chicago Fire Department
312.745.3705
www.ci.chi.il.us/Fire
Department of Buildings
Permits, inspectors, codes, and forms
312.743.3600
www.ci.chi.il.us/Buildings
General City Services
Information on general city services such as 3-1-1
311
www.ci.chi.il.us/Emergency911/311page.html
Streets and Sanitation
312.744.4611
www.cityofchicago.org/StreetsAndSan
877Chicago.com
City tourism and event information;
1.877.Chicago
www.877chicago.com/default.html
Traffic Reports
General traffic alerts and warnings
www.ci.chi.il.us/Transportation/ TravelAdvisories/trafficAlert.html
O’Hare & Midway Airports
Information on flights, security, parking and more
773.686.2200
www.flychicago.com
Elected Officials
Mayor Richard M. Daley
312.744.5000
www.cityofchicago.org
Area Alderman
Alderman Brendan Reilly
42nd Ward
312.642.4242
www.reillyforchicago.com
Cook County Commissioner
Commissioner Jerry Butler
3rd District
118 N. Clark St., Rm. 567
Chicago, IL 60602
p:312.603.6391
f: 312.603.5671
http://cookcountygov.com/district03.htm
State Elected Officials
Governor Rod Blagojevich
312.782.6830
www.illinois.gov/gov/
For a list of State Agencies go to:
www.illinois.gov/government/agency.cfm
Illinois State Senators
Senator Kwame Raoul
13th Legislative District
1013 East 53rd Street
Chicago, IL 60615
p: 773.363.1996
f: 773.363.5099
http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1297
Illinois House of Representatives
Rep. Elga Jefferies
435 E. 35th Street, 1st Floor
Chicago, IL 60616
p: 773.373.9400
f: 773.373.9787
www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1315
United States Elected Officials
United States Senators
Senator Dick Durbin
230 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 3892, 60604
p: 312.353.4952
f: 312.353.0150
www.durbin.senate.gov
Senator Barack Obama
230 S. Dearborn St., Ste. 3900, 60604
p: 312.886.3506
f: 312.886.3514
www.obama.senate.gov
United States House of Representatives
Rep. Luis Guiterrez
4th Congressional District
3455 W. North Ave., 60647
p: 773.384.1655
f: 773.384.1685
www.luisgutierrez.house.gov
Rep. Rahm Emanuel
5th Congressional District
3742 W. Irving Park Rd., 60618
p: 773.267.5926
f: 773.267.6583
www.house.gov/emanuel
Rep. Danny K. Davis
7th Congressional District
3333 W. Arthington St., 60624
p: 773/533.7520
f: 773/533.7530
www.house.gov/davis
