Crete to conduct hotel market survey

CRETE | Village Administrator Tom Durkin told the Village Board this week the time has come to conduct a hotel market survey for Crete.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Hospitality industry pumps dollars into economy

I was speaking with a young banker at a recent networking event, when I asked him, “How long have you been in the hospitality industry?”

StaffSource hosting open house for hospitality jobs

Hammond-based staffing and recruitment firm Staff Source will host an open house Aug. 21 to recruit more than 50 people for hospitality jobs.

Chicago City Council approves food truck ordinance

Customers purchase cupcakes from the Flirty Cupcakes food truck on July 12 in Chicago. An ordinance approved Wednesday allows trucks to cook and prepare food on board. While the trucks were already allowed on Chicago’s streets, rules prohibited operators from so much as putting hot sauce on …

Chicago City Council approves food truck ordinance

A customer signs a petition July 12 on the Duck N Roll food truck, right, arguing for the elimination of a proposed ban on food trucks parking within 200 feet of restaurants in Chicago. The ordinance, which was approved Wednesday, finally allows food trucks to cook and prepare food but conti…

Aldermen approve food truck ordinance

CHICAGO | Food truck operators in Chicago can finally cook on board their vehicles, as they do across much of the U.S., under an ordinance approved Wednesday that also keeps in place a parking restriction that many owners say could drive them out of business.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Tourism efforts in region pay dividends

This week is National Tourism week. As residents and taxpayers of the South Shore, please take a moment to consider the importance of the hospitality industry and its positive economic impact to the economy.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Companies must develop their cultural competency

During the recent Diversity Inc. annual dinner and awards at Olympia Fields County Club, the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau was awarded the Community Spirit award for the bureau's ongoing support of diversity in our marketing and development campaigns.