Illinois District Office

500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1250
Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511
(312) 353-4528 Fax (312) 886-5688

3330 Ginger Creek Road, Suite B
Springfield, IL 62711
(217) 793-5020 Fax (217) 793-5025

Staff/Directors

• Judith A. Roussel, District Director 
• Iván E. Irizarry, Deputy District Director
• Valerie J. Ross, Branch Manager (PDF)
• Illinois Staff Directory (PDF) 
• Security Procedures for Visitors Accessing the Chicago Offices

Spotlight

• SBA’s America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program
• List of Lenders Who Have Made ARC Loans (PDF)
• Illinois Lender Performance
• Ten Tips for Writing Winning Nomination Packages (PDF)
• 2010 Small Business Week Nomination Guidelines (PDF)
• Small Business Week Award Nomination Form (PDF)
• National Small Business Week
• Patriot Express - Loan Program for the Military Community
• Fixed Asset Financing With an SBA 504 Loan (PDF)
•   8 City Seminar Tour
  Learn how local businesses grew their
  sales with government solutions

Local Success Story

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Resources

• disabilityworks Statewide Chamber of Commerce Summits on the Employment of People with Disabilities
• Illinois Small Business Economic Recovery Resources (PDF)
• Illinois Lender's Orientation Schedule (PDF)
• Chicagoland SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business 
• SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business
• Illinois Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
• Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Licensing 
• FirstGov en Español