Calumet Heights & Avalon Park

Where Commerce Meets Community

Your local Chamber of Commerce and Special Service Area, working together for the businesses and residents of Chicago’s Far South Side since 1981.

Business Development

Southeast Chicago Chamber of Commerce

Help, if You’re an Entrepreneur
We have resources to help you start a business, keep your current businesses happy or offer support services to all.
Help with business & business growth.

Business Development

Special Services Area

Help for the dreamers turning neighborhoods into destinations.
A Special Service Area (SSA) is a powerful tool designed to make neighborhoods like ours shine brighter.
Ground your dreams of a destination.

Community Development

Southeast Chicago Development Corporation

Help for the changemakers spreading culture and opportunity.
Charity organization to support the South Side to spread culture as power.
Assistance shaping our future culture.

What are the benefits of being a chamber member?

CHamber

Join the Southeast Chicago chamber to meet local experts in business services to get the help you need to run your business.

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African American businessman giving a presentation with charts while engaging in a virtual meeting from his office, representing professional growth and collaboration.

So What is an SSA Anyway?

Special Services Area

Special Service Areas are financed by localized taxes to assist and support commercial corridors defined by the city of Chicago.

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Confident Hispanic businesswoman smiling in a fashion boutique, representing entrepreneurship and success in Southeast Side Chicago

How can I get help as a change maker?

devevlopment Corporation

The Southeast Chicago Development Corporation is our charity organization to support efforts throughout the South Side to spread culture as power.

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Vibrant mural by Kayla Mahaffey and Max Sansing featuring a young Black girl in sports gear, symbolizing resilience and hope in South Side Chicago