Public Announcement: Introducing LATF’s Statewide Model For Betting On Main Street
LATF Presents at City Club Chicago
By Law And The Fam LLC
Published: 10/29/2025 Updated: 11/09/2025
Contact: get@lawandthefam.com
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.
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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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