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Mayor Lightfoot Distributes Dispensaries with Proposed Zoning Regulations

(date: October 7th, 2019) With legal recreational marijuana on the horizon and dispensary applications recently released, business owners are scrambling to find an appropriate location. In September’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot laid down a proposal that restricts where recreational cannabis dispensaries could operate in the city of Chicago: 500 feet from a school 1,500 feet from other [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T15:46:53-05:00January 9th, 2020|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Cannabis, Employers, Small Business Law, Startups|

Red Tape Unwrapped: Mayor Lightfoot Eases Small Business License and Permit Applications

Red Tape Unwrapped: Mayor Lightfoot Eases Small Business License and Permit Applications

It’s Christmas come early! Earlier this week, Mayor Lightfoot gave an early present to small business owners outside of the Loop. She released a plan to streamline small business licensing, which would open five regional centers to help with licensing issues. Currently, these matters can only be handled downtown at the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) [...]

Ian Saderholm2020-06-03T16:06:03-05:00November 11th, 2019|Business Entity Selection/Formation, Employers, Small Business Law|