- December 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Chicago is “at a crossroads” because of rising crime and “skyrocketing” commercial property taxes, and how and when those vexing issues are confronted will determine which direction the city goes, the head of a preeminent business group said Thursday.
Jack Lavin, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, said what was a “low murmur has become a loud roar” from business leaders clamoring for solutions to those pressing issues.
Crime is paramount. So is the perception of public safety and the rampant fear that Chicago is no longer a safe place to live, work, shop and visit.
“There’s a sense of no plan. That’s what’s most concerning to the business community,” Lavin told the Chicago Sun-Times.
“Our businesses — and it’s not just retail as you hear on the Mag Mile. It’s restaurants, offices returning to work, banks. They want to know how are we’re gonna solve the violence and the public safety problem this…
