Things we learned from Matt—

• Kamila Cakes’ owner is a TikTok influencer!
• Reducing the barriers small business face in West Chicago
• Of the 118 city staff in West Chicago, how many work with businesses? (Fun fact: we have 51 police officers and 44 public works staff—that's 80% of the city employees)
• Reviving a downtown business alliance for West Chicago
• The financial reserves that West Chicago keeps on hand, always—and what that means for the yearly budget
• Does Matt know what happened to the 13-14M Kerr-McGee funds? (spoiler alert: nobody does)
• What makes Ward 7 so unique
• The grocery tax vs. sales tax debate
• The NEWLY forming Downtown Revitalization Commission—APPLY HERE.
• Why the long meetings in the Bovey Era are a sign of a good meeting.
• What we should be looking out for in the next few months 

Plus, Laura briefly recaps the Sept. 2 council meeting—both the grocery tax and sales tax were tabled until the Sept. 15 meeting.

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