Small Business Resources in Illinois

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The following is a partial listing of agencies, chambers of commerce and associations which have a variety of programs to assist the small business community in the State of Illinois.

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State Agencies
	Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Business Development Illinois Business Hotline Business Development Loan Administration Division-Springfield Small Business Development Center Network Department of Commerce and Community Affairs Office of Minority Business Development Women’s Business Advocacy 620 East Adams Street, Third Floor Springfield, IL 62701 Web site: http://www.commerce.state.il.us	(217) 524-5856 (217) 782-3891 or (312) 814-2308 (In-state only) (800) 252-2923 (217) 782-3891 or (312) 814-2308 (217) 782-3891 (800) 252-2923 (217) 785-6142 (312) 814-3540 (312) 814-7176
Small Business Administration
	Chicago Regional Office 500 W. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60661-2511	(312) 353-5000 Fax: (312) 353-3426
	Chicago District Office 500 W. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60661-2511	(312) 353-4528 Fax: (312) 886-5688
	Springfield Branch Office 511 W. Capitol Avenue Springfield, IL 62704	(217) 492-4416 Fax: (217) 492-4867
Small Business Development Centers
	Illinois Small Business Development Center DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS Mr. Mark Petrelli, State Director 620 East Adams Street, Third Floor Springfield, IL 62701	(217) 524-5856 (217) 524-0171 Fax: (217) 785-6328 E-mail: mpetrill@commerce.state.il.us
	Asian American Alliance Small Business Development Center Mr. Joon H. Lee, Director 6246 North Pulaski Road, Suite 101 Chicago, IL 60646	(773) 202-0600 Fax: (773) 202-1007
	Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council Small Business Development Center Mr. Bill Przybylski 1751 West 47th Street Chicago, IL 60609	(773) 523-4419 Fax: (773) 254-3525
	Black Hawk College Small Business Development Center Ms. Donna Scalf, Director 301 42nd Avenue East Moline, IL 61244	(309) 755-2200 ext. 211 Fax: (309) 755-9847
	Bradley University Small Business Development Center Mr. Roger Luman, Director 141 North Jobst Hall, First Floor Peoria, IL 61625	(309) 677-3075 Fax: (309) 677-3386
	College of DuPage Small Business Development Center Mr. David Gay, Director 425 22nd Street Glen Ellyn, IL 61832	(630) 942-2771 Fax: (630) 942-3789
	College of Lake County Small Business Development Center 19351 West Washington Street Grayslake, IL 60030	(847) 543-2033 Fax: (847) 223-9371
	University of Illinois Extension Small Business Development Center Mr. William J. Wilkinson, Director 2525 Federal Drive, Suite 1105 Decatur, IL 62526	(217) 875-8284 Fax: (217) 875-8288
	Danville Area Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. Ed Adrain, Director 28 West North Street Danville, IL 61832	(217) 442-7232 Fax: (217) 442-6228
	Department of Commerce and Community Affairs James R. Thompson Center Small Business Development Center Mr. Carson Gallagher, Director 100 West Randolph, Suite 3-400 Chicago, IL 60601	(312) 814-6111 Fax: (312) 814-2807
	Department of Commerce and Community Affairs State Office Building Small Business Development Center Mr. Robert Ahart 10 Collinsville East St. Louis, IL 62201	(618) 583-2270 Fax: (618) 583-2274
	Eighteenth St. Development Corporation Small Business Development Center Ms. Maria Munoz, Director 1839 South Carpenter Chicago, IL 60608	(312) 733-2270 Fax: (312) 733-7315
	Elgin Community College Illinois Small Business Development Center Kriss Knowles, Director 1700 Spartan Drive Elgin, IL 60123	(847) 214-7488 Fax: (847) 931-3911 email: sbdc@elgin.edu website
	Evanston Business and Technology Center Small Business Development Center Mr. Rick Holbrook, Director 1840 Oak Avenue Evanston, IL 60201-3670	(847) 866-1817 Fax: (847) 866-1808
	Governors State University Small Business Development Center Ms. Christine Cochrane, Director College of Business, Room C-3305 University Park, IL 60466	(708) 534-4929 Fax: (708) 534-8457
	Greater North Pulaski Development Corporation Small Business Development Center Kaushik Shah, Director 4054 West North Avenue Chicago, IL 60639	(773) 384-2262 Fax: (773) 384-3850 email: sbdc@gnpdc.org
	Illinois Eastern Community College Small Business Development Center Ms. Debbie Chillson, Director 401 East Main Street Olney, IL 62450	(618) 395-3011 Fax: (618) 395-1922
	Illinois Valley Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. Boyd Palmer, Director 815 North Orlando Smith Avenue, Bldg. 11 Oglesby, IL 61348	(815) 223-1740 Fax: (815) 224-3033
	Industrial Council of NW Chicago Small Business Development Center Mr. Melvin Eiland, Director 2023 West Carroll Chicago, IL 60612	(312) 421-3941 Fax: (312) 421-1871
	Joliet Junior College Small Business Development Center Ms. Denise Mikulski, Director Renaissance Center, Room 312 214 North Ottawa Street Joliet, IL 60431	(815) 727-6544 ext. 1321 Fax: (815) 722-1895
	Kankakee Community College Small Business Development Center Kelly Berry P.O. Box 888 River Road Kankakee, IL 60901	(815) 933-0376 Fax: (815) 933-0217
	Kaskaskia College Small Business Development Center Mr. Richard McCullum, Director 27210 College Road Centralia, IL 62801	(618) 532-2049 Fax: (618) 532-4983
	Latin American Chamber of Commerce Small Business Development Center Mr. Arturo Venecia, Director 2539 North Kedzie, Suite 11 Chicago, IL 60647	(773) 252-5211 Fax: (773) 252-7065
	Lewis and Clark Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. Bob Duane, Director 5800 Godfrey Road Godfrey, IL 62035	(618) 466-3411 Fax: (618) 466-0810
	Lincoln Land Community College Small Business Development Center Ms. Frieda Schreck, Director 100 North Eleventh Street Springfield, IL 62703	(217) 789-1017 Fax: (217) 789-0958
	Maple City Business & Technology Center Small Business Development Center Ms. Carol Cook, Director 620 South Main Street Monmouth, IL 61462-2688	(309) 734-4664 Fax: (309) 734-8579
	McHenry County College Small Business Development Center Ms. Susan Whitfield, Director 8900 U.S. Highway 14 Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2761	(815) 455-6098 Fax: (815) 455-9319
	Moraine Valley College Small Business Development Center Ms. Hilary Gereg, Director 10900 South 88th Avenue Palos Hills, IL 60465	(708) 974-5469 Fax: (708) 974-0078
	North Business and Industrial Council (NORBIC) Small Business Development Center Mr. Tom Kamykowski, Director 2500 West Bradley Place Chicago, IL 60618	(773) 588-5855 Fax: (773) 588-0734
	Rend Lake College Small Business Development Center Ms. Lisa Payne, Director Route #1 Ina, IL 62846	(618) 437-5321 ext. 335 Fax: (618) 437-5677 ext. 385
	Rock Valley College Small Business Development Center Ms. Shirley DeBenedetto, Director 1220 Rock Street Rockford, IL 61110-1437	(815) 968-4087 Fax: (815) 968-4157
	Sauk Valley Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. John Nelson, Director 173 Illinois Route 2 Dixon, IL 61021-9110	(815) 288-5511 Fax: (815) 288-5958
	Shawnee Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. Donald Denny, Director Shawnee College Road Ullin, IL 62992	(618) 634-9618 Fax: (618) 634-9028
	Southeastern Illinois College Small Business Development Center Ms. Becky Williams, Director 303 S. Commercial Street Harrisburg, IL 62946-2125	(618) 252-5001 Fax: (618) 252-0210
	Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Small Business Development Center Mr. Dennis Cody, Director Carbondale, IL 62901-6702	(618) 536-2424 Fax: (618) 453-5040
	Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Small Business Development Center Mr. Alan Hauff, Director Campus Box 1107 Edwardsville, IL 62026	(618) 650-2929 Fax: (618) 692-2647
	Triton College Small Business Development Center Lon Bancroft 2000 Fifth Avenue River Grove, IL 60171	(708) 456-0300 ext. 246 Fax: (708) 583-3118
	Waubonsee Community College Small Business Development Center Mr. Mike O'Kelley, Director Aurora Campus, 5 East Galena Blvd. Aurora, IL 60506	(630) 801-7900 Fax: (630) 892-4668
	Western Illinois University Small Business Development Center Mr. Dan Voorhis, Director 214 Seal Hall Macomb, IL 61455	(309) 298-2211 Fax: (309) 298-2520
	Women's Business Development Center Small Business Development Center Ms. Joyce Wade 8 South Michigan, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60603	(312) 853-3477 Fax: (312) 853-0145
	Apparel Industry Board Small Business Development Center Ms. Nancy Berman 350 N. Orleans, Suite 1047 Chicago, IL 60654	(312) 836-1041
	Midwest Chicago Avenue Business Association Small Business Development Center Ms. Sonja Davis 3709 West Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60651	(773) 826-4055 Fax: (773) 826-7375
	University of Illinois at Chicago Small Business Development Center CUB 601 S. Morgan 2231 UH M/C 075 Chicago, IL 60607	(773) 996-4057 Fax: (773) 996-4567
	Illinois Easter Seal Society Small Business Development Center Mr. Tom Berkshire 2715 South 4th Street Springfield, IL 62703	(217) 525-0398 Fax: (217) 525-0442
	Chicago II North Minority Business Development Center 3512 W. Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL 60647	(773) 252-6300 Fax: (773) 252-7065 E-mail: mbdclacc@ix.net.com
	Chicago Southside Satellite Office Minority Business Development Center 1326 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 101 Chicago, IL 60605	(312) 786-0212 Fax: (312) 786-9079 E-mail: Cchamber@Ameritech.net
SCORE Offices
	Chicago SCORE #0004 Northwest Atrium Center 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1250 Chicago, IL 60661	(312) 353-7724 Fax: (312) 886-5688
	Peoria SCORE #0090 c/o Peoria Chamber of Commerce 124 SW Adams, Suite 300 Peoria, IL 61602	(309) 676-0755 Fax: (309) 676-7534
	Fox Valley SCORE #0289 40 W. Downer Place P.O. Box 277 Aurora, IL 0507	(630) 897-9214 Fax: (630) 897-7002
	Decatur SCORE #0296 Milliken University 1184 W. Main Street Decatur, IL 62522	(217) 424-6297 Fax: (217) 424-3993
	Southern Illinois SCORE #0374 150 E. Pleasant Hill Road Box 1 Carbondale, IL 62901	(618) 453-6654 Fax: (618) 453-5040
	Greater Alton SCORE #0423 5800 Godfrey Road Alden Hall Godfrey, IL 62035-2466	(618) 467-2280 Fax: (618) 466-8289
	Quad Cities SCORE #0432 c/o Chamber of Commerce 622 19th Street Moline, IL 61265	(309) 797-0082 Fax: (309) 757-5435
	Quincy Tri-State SCORE #0462 c/o Chamber of Commerce 300 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 245 Quincy, IL 62301	(217) 222-8093 Fax: (217) 222-3033
	Springfield SCORE #0571 511 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 302 Springfield, IL 62704	(217) 492-4359 Fax: (217) 492-4867
	Northern Illinois SCORE #0574 515 North Court Street Rockford, IL 61103	(815) 962-0122 Fax: (815) 962-0122
Minority/Women/Native American Development Centers
	Women’s Business Development Center Ms. Hedy Ratner and Carol Dougal, Co-Directors Linda Darragh, Project Director Ms. Christine Kowalke, 7(j) award 8 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60603	(312) 853-3477 ext. 22 Fax: (312) 853-0145 E-mail: wbdc@aol.com
Opportunities with HUD Grantees (City of Ilinois) - Public Housing Authorities
	Decatur Housing Authority David Carr, Executive Director	(217) 423-7711
	East St. Louis Housing Authority William E. Wilkins, Executive Director	(618) 271-0498
	Alton Housing Authority Stan Henderson, Executive Director	(618) 465-4269
	Granite City Housing Authority Michael McKean, Executive Director	(618) 876-0975
	Madison County Housing Authority Jackie Bone, Executive Director	(618) 345-5142
	Springfield Housing Authority Willis Logan	(217) 753-5757
	St. Clair County Housing Authority David Wagner, Executive Director	(618) 277-3290
Opportunities with HUD Grantees (City of Illinois) - Municipalities
	City of East St. Louis Diane Bonner, Community Development	(618) 482-6635
	Madison County Cheryl Jouett, Community Development	(618) 692-6200
	City of Springfield Norm Simms, Community Development Sandy Robinson, Community Relations	(217) 789-2377 (218) 789-2270
	St. Clair County Thelma Chalmers, Intergovernmental Relations	(618) 277-6790
HUD-Assisted Housing Development and Construction (City of Illinois)
	For information, contact: HUD - Springfield Office 320 West Washington Street, Ste. 704 Springfield, IL 62701	Submit a Freedom of Information Act Request. The request should include the location of type of business desired.
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