Dollars and Sen$e Program Aims to Educate Chicagoans on the City of Chicago's Portfolio

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears- Ervin is hosting “Dollars & Sen$e” town halls across the city to engage citizens about the City of Chicago’s investment portfolio and to introduce them to banking and economic development resources. There will also be an overview of the 2020 Social Impact plan that encompasses all 77 neighborhoods in the city.

The South Side program will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 22 at Englewood STEM School, 6835 S. Normal Blvd. Guest speakers on community lending from Fifth Third Bank, LISC and SomerCor will offer both tried and true and new information on personal finance and small business growth.

The North Side program will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 29 at the Albany Park Branch Library, 3401 W. Foster Ave. Speakers from US Bank, LISC and Accion will offer tips on how to grow your money and land small business loans.

Earlier programs included speakers from JPMorgan Chase, LISC and Somer- Cor on community lending, February 8 at the West Side’s Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet HS. David Casper, CEO of BMO Harris, led a Central city discussion on community impact banking February 4 at city hall, which included a list of approved broker dealers selected by an historic process that includes diversity, inclusion and social responsibility metrics.

-Suzanne Hanney, from email sources