Mayor Daley offers aid to small businesses
Chicago Sun-Times - Wed Dec 9, 11:36 am ETCalling small business the "backbone" of Chicago's economy, Mayor Daley unveiled plans Tuesday to give Ma-and-Pa companies the capital and regulatory relief he says they need to survive the prolonged recession. City Hall has set aside $3.2 million from the Chicago Skyway windfall to provide loans of $10,000 to $150,000 to small businesses through a fund administered by the city treasurer's ...