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From left Maru Ayala, Ana Maria Monte de Oca, Leticia Alonzo, Martha Gonzales, Gabriela Cadrano, Claudia Montanez and Christopher Monte de Oca pose after the chamber meeting.

Feb. 26, 2020

Community media discusses strategies to help businesses

Leaders of The Town of Cicero’s vibrant Spanish/English language news media participated in a panel seminar during a meeting on Feb. 26, 2020 of the Cicero Chamber of Commerce.

Participants on the panel included La Prensa Publisher Martha Gonzales and editor Gabriella Cadrano, El Dia Newspaper Editor Christopher Montes de Oca and co-founded Anna Maria Monte de Oca Rojas, La Nueva Semana Newspaper publisher Leticia Alonzo, Lawndale News Managing Editor Ashmar Mandou, and Entretenimiento Magazine Publisher Claudia Montanez.

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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

Feb. 6, 2020

The Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) announced today it will be providing an opportunity for traditionally underrepresented minority-owned businesses in the IT/Telecom industry to become vendors for the state.

The department will issue a Project/Resource Sheltered Market (PRSM) solicitation in the coming weeks.

Dec. 5, 2019, Lawndale News story on launch meeting Click to read story.
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Dec. 1, 2019, Somos Chicago Magazine story. Click to read story

Somos Chicago Magazine story on the Chamber Launch meeting