Join the Chamber
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It's not too late to renew your membership at the chamber or become a new member.
Why should you join? Check out some of the benefits at www.uptownbusinesspartners.com. You can download a pdf membership application right now by clicking here or call Christie at 773-878-1184.
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Time Out Chicago's Eat Out Awards
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 Congratulations to Fat Cat who won Reader's Choice "Best New Bar" and to Hopleaf won Reader's Choice "Best Neighborhood Joint" in Time Out Chicago magazine's Eat Out Awards contest. In other categories, readers nominated Tank Noodle, Crew Bar + Grill, and Demera. It's official--Uptown is a great place to Eat Out!
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Uptown Theatre in the News
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Check out Sunday's Sun-Times and the article by Jim DeRogatis detailing some of the history and status of the Uptown Theatre. To read online click here.
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Journeys of Hope on April 17
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 Enjoy the cuisine of Chicago's diverse ethnic heritage and performances by refugees at Interfaith's fundraising event, "Journeys of Hope" on Thursday, April 17, 2008 held at St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church at 5649 N. Sheridan Road at 6pm. For more information visit www.irim.org.
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Benefit for Apna Ghar on April 17
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 Join Apna Ghar (Our Home) for their celebrity chef event and fundraiser, "Taste for Life" on Thursday, April 17, 2008 featuring Master Sommelier Alpana Singh (host of Check, Please!) . For more information visit www.apnaghar.org.
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Don't Forget Earth Day April 12
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 The north side communities of Andersonville, Edgewater, Ravenswood, Rogers Park, Uptown, and West Ridge have joined forces with Loyola University Chicago to host the first North Lake Shore Earth Day Celebration scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 9am-4pm at Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan Life Sciences Building at 1060 W. Sheridan Road. More than 15 workshops and panels explore every aspect of caring for the environment -- globally and locally -- to empower Chicagoans to take action in making the world greener. Food will be provided. The event and parking on campus are free to the public. Click here for a pdf with more information.
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Protecting Personal Information--Best Practices
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 The Federal Trade Commission, the International Association of Privacy
Professionals, and the Northwestern University School of Law will
co-host a one-day public workshop on how businesses can secure the
personal information of consumers and employees on April 15, 2008, 9am-3:30pm at Thorne Auditorium, Arthur Rubloff Building, Chicago Campus, Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Ave. The
workshop will feature business people, attorneys, government officials,
privacy officers, and other experts discussing data security in
general, best practices for developing an appropriate data security
program, and how businesses can respond to security problems, including
data breaches. For more information visit the Federal Trade Commission website.
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Women-Eye with a Purpose Business & Lifestyle Expo
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 The objective of the Women-Eye With A Purpose Business And Lifestyle Expo is to bring together a community of women dedicated to a common goal of working together to build a better and brighter future for everyone. The Expo will be held on April 17, 2008, 8am-4pm at The Merchandise Mart, 350 West Mart Center/Chicago Apparel Center. For more information on Expo 2008 or to register, go to www.womeneye.org. Registration fee is $35.00 for the day long conference including workshops. Registration and payment should be completed by April 10 to guarantee space in workshops.
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FREE Business Workshops
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 The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Licensing (DBA) continues to offer FREE business education workshops to help new and existing businesses succeed. All workshops are located at DBA's City Hall Office, 121 N. La Salle Street.
Workshops in April include Email Marketing, How to Start Your Business and more. Click here to download a pdf for the DBA April Workshops. For more information please visit www.cityofchicago.org/businessaffairs. To register for a workshop call 312-744-5344.
 How to Get Certified
As part of the DBA workshops (above) note the special workshop on April 30, 1-3pm designed to provide information on the City's certification process. The City of Chicago provides certifications for businesses owned by minorities, women, disabled, and disadvantaged persons. Applications may be obtained in the Bid and Bond Room, City Hall, 3rd Floor or downloaded from their website at www.cityofchicago.org/procurement.
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