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Featured Local Businesses

Inner Ecology

1901 N Clybourn Ave Suite #304, Chicago IL 60614 | Phone (773) 747-1907
Inner Ecology™ is Chicago's botanical pharmacy for practitioners of East Asian Medicine on behalf of their patients. We carry well over three hundred medicinal substances of plant, mineral, and animal...

Sidell & Kodjayan, P.C.

2039 W. Belmont Ave , Chicago IL 60618
Sidell & Kodjayan is dedicated to empowering the entrepreneur! We are Certified Public Accountants and consultants specializing in helping small business owners in all matters related to tax and acco...

News + Announcements

05/24/12 - Multi-Chamber Networking Event - Join Local First Chicago and numerous neighborhood Chambers of Commerce as we join forces for one of the biggest networking events of the year. Bring your business cards and enjoy appetizers and special priced drinks.
03/19/12 - HEALTH BENEFIT PURCHASING COOP - Legislation authorizing health care cooperatives in Illinois passed the House and Senate Insurance Committees, despite strong opposition by the insurance carrier industry.
02/01/12 - Unwrap Chicago Wrap-up - Unwrap Chicago: Eat, Drink & Buy Local rocked Chicago during the 2011 Holiday Season. Check out some quick facts about the campaign here.
10/26/11 - LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY - A growing coalition of advocates for local and neighborhood-based investments in our food economy has crafted a Statement in Support of Local Food Economy in Chicago.
05/16/11 - Chicago Neighborhoods First Coalition - Local First Chicago has joined the Chicago Neighborhoods First Coalition to help Chicago neighborhoods find their voice in how development proceeds in their community. www.chicagoneighborhoodsfirst.org

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Local First Chicago was a proud participant in the

2011 Small Business Expo






Local First Chicago is a proud member of

the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies