01/18/2021
Putting out a pension fire with gasoline The passage of a sweetened pension deal for Chicago firefighters is a set piece that rather neatly captures our current predicament.
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday sits Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses. to Ridgeland Ave. This is a pilot program.
Small businesses are a cornerstone of our community. They are the most likely to donate to local efforts and events. Small Business Saturday in Oak Lawn includes:
A FREE Trolley that will take residents and visitors up and down the 95th Street Business District from the Village Green ( same site as the Santa on the Green Fest ) circulating down 95th Street from Cicero Ave. HOURS: 12 noon to 4 pm
01/18/2021
Putting out a pension fire with gasoline The passage of a sweetened pension deal for Chicago firefighters is a set piece that rather neatly captures our current predicament.
12/18/2020
12/11/2020
Faces of a Fast-Food Nation During the pandemic, low-wage workers must manage risk and rudeness.
12/09/2020
Guy Fieri praised for doing "more than Congress" after raising $21.5M for restaurant workers "God bless the 'Fundraiser of Flavortown,' shame on every single one of our government 'leaders' who have failed them," reads one tweet praising the celebrity chef.
12/07/2020
Tipped Service Workers Are More Vulnerable Amid Pandemic Harassment Spike: Study More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to the One Fair Wage study.
12/04/2020
How to professionally decline an unnecessary Zoom meeting Video calls are sometimes the most productive way to get work done. But not every Zoom call is essential.
12/01/2020
How wrong was Milton Friedman? A Harvard team quantifies the ways. Cracks in adherence to the legendary U of C economist's profits-first philosophy are showing.
If you use Square for your business, beware of an email scam.
I got an email saying that a charge was being disputed. It went to my non business email account so I knew it was fake. When I hovered over the link that it wanted me to go to I realized that the link was to a fake site.
This is called fishing. The goal is to have you put your personal or business information into a text box. Now someone can steal your identity. Be very cautious with email wanting account information.
10/06/2020
Residents' Ideas Needed For Southwest Highway Improvement Study Oak Lawn is getting ready to launch a study on the Southwest Highway Corridor. Consultant team will be at the farmers market on Oct. 7.