Public Announcement: Introducing LATF’s Statewide Model For Betting On Main Street

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LATF Presents at City Club Chicago

By Law And The Fam LLC

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Published: 10/29/2025 Updated: 11/09/2025

Contact: get@lawandthefam.com

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Dear Illinois Neighbors,

LATF invites you to listen to our City Club Chicago lunch and learn with brave entrepreneurs, showing up and not backing down for Illinois’ Main Street.

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Hear directly from the source on what’s happening on the ground in these trying times.

• Click Here - Listen to LATF’s Program at City Club of Chicago

• Click Here - Access LATF’s Presentation Materials

• Click Here - View City Club of Chicago’s Event Photos

LATF will share an economic impact model with case studies on promising best practices for successfully fighting economic blight through entrepreneurship before a panel discussion with Q&A.

In particular, LATF will discuss its economic development case studies in Main Street Danville (Vermilion County), Main Street South Shore (Cook County) and Main Street Little Village (Cook County), showing how much entrepreneurs in Illinois have in common.

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Listeners will gain insight on how to:

• build bankable pathways for entrepreneurs in blighted communities; and

• create sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems in blighted corridors.

Overall, LATF will encourage economic development leaders to start betting on Main Street entrepreneurs to lead the fight against chronic economic blight.

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As background, Law And The Fam LLC “LATF” is on a mission to fight chronic economic blight through entrepreneurship.

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To date, LATF has developed over 55 businesses, created over 150 jobs, and raised over $1M in capital for entrepreneurs in blighted communities, statewide.

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LATF's partners include the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the U.S. Department of Treasury, SBDCs, CDFIs, chambers of commerce, financial institutions, and community development organizations, across urban and rural communities.

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LATF is collaborating with CGG Law Partners, to lead this City Club of Chicago discussion on an emerging statewide model to fight chronic blight with entrepreneurship.

Thank you to our City Club of Chicago sponsors at Dion’s Chicago Dream, University of Illinois Chicago “UIC,” and Goodwill Greater Milwaukee & Chicago.

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Lastly, stay updated with LATF on Instagram, and by following S.L. and Sam on LinkedIn. 🙌🏾

Signed,

—Sam Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

—S.L. Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

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LATF is an economic development firm working with public and private partners to execute and fund economic development projects for entrepreneurs. LATF’s content does not necessarily reflect the views, official positions, or opinions of our partners. To be notified when our firm’s economic development opportunities become available: Submit An Interest Form.

Public Announcement: Business Law Clinic Expands in Illinois

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LATF Helps More Prairie State Entrepreneurs

By Law And The Fam LLC

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Published: 9/01/2025

Contact: get@lawandthefam.com

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Dear Illinois Neighbors,

We believe entrepreneurs are America’s heartbeat.

When others give up on our communities:

We roll up our sleeves.

We lean in.

We do the work.

When no one else wants to invest, we put our family’s legacy on the line!

LATF is proud to stand with America’s entrepreneurs, who bet on Main Street to solve problems for our own communities.

In Illinois—where we hold over a century of family roots from Southern Illinois to Central Illinois to Northern Illinois—we are honored to represent the Prairie State’s entrepreneurs.

We invite entrepreneurs serving Illinois to apply for our new clinic. Through Fly Counsel by LATF, entrepreneurs will receive help with accessing business counsel and securing business capital.

Work with LATF to secure your family’s legacy.

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We help entrepreneurs become business-ready, capital-ready, and partner-ready.

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Entrepreneurs can access online applications at www.lawandthefam.com/getfly.

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Lastly, stay updated with LATF on Instagram, and by following S.L. and Sam on LinkedIn. 🙌🏾

Signed,

—Sam Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

—S.L. Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

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LATF is an economic development firm working with public and private partners to execute and fund economic development projects for entrepreneurs.

To be notified when our firm’s economic development opportunities become available: Submit An Interest Form.

Public Announcement in Danville

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New Business Law Clinic in Danville

By Law And The Fam LLC

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Published: 8/18/2025

Contact: get@lawandthefam.com

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Dear Danville Neighbors,

Entrepreneurship is vital to the economic wellbeing of our Danville community. In support of locally grown business, Law And The Fam LLC (LATF) announces the launch of Fly Counsel by LATF: a law clinic serving the entrepreneurs of Danville and surrounding communities.

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Through Fly Counsel by LATF, entrepreneurs will receive help accessing business law counsel and raising business capital. This law clinic is a pillar of the Economic Empowerment Center "EEC" located at Soar Space Business Center—an economic development collaboration by LATF, The Trep School, and Vermilion Advantage, NFP.

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Entrepreneurs can access online applications at www.lawandthefam.com/getfly.

We look forward to serving the entrepreneurs of the City of Danville and Vermilion County.

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Lastly, keep up with LATF on Instagram, and by following S.L. and Sam on LinkedIn. :)

Signed,

Sam Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

S.L. Owens, Esq., LATF Partner

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This project is supported by a grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the State of Illinois, or the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.