The South Suburban Resource Center provides help to contractors wanting to become certified in the DBE program. Contractors already in the program can learn more about contracting opportunities and bidding information. Staff is on hand to provide technical and management support. A computer lab also is available.
Read MoreBy Evan F. Moore Correspondent June 16, 2014 8:28PM Location, location, location is the motto for many Southland subcontractors these days. Many of them are trying to expand the reach of the businesses they own. Calumet City business owner Jody R. Thompson just wants to get his foot in the…
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Written by Suzan Simmons – Tinley Park Patch HOMEWOOD, IL – Sertoma Centre, Inc. broke ground on June 11 for Kimball Court Apartments, a permanent supportive housing development in Homewood. Gus van den Brink, executive director of Sertoma Centre, Inc., and Board President, Bob Straz, joined officials from the Illinois…
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The great folks over at the Sertoma Centre are building a 16 unit, permanent housing apartment building in Homewood. These are pictures from the groundbreaking ceremony on June 11th. They have funding approved from the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), Cook County HOME funds (HOME), and the Illinois Department…
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OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. – State Rep. Al Riley; Chair of the House Mass Transit Committee, was the chief sponsor of major transparency and accountability legislation affecting the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra and Pace. “This is the first bill of many which will transform the way…
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By Richard Wronski, Tribune reporter 10:00 p.m. CDT, June 7, 2014 Spurred by the uproar over the potential $871,000 severance payout awarded last summer to ousted Metra CEO Alex Clifford, state lawmakers have approved a measure requiring tighter scrutiny over future payouts for transit agency employees. The so-called Clifford clause…
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