Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce

CTL-E-1252 · Institution · other · 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s

Verified evidence grade of this record

Statewide Black business chamber founded 1997; functions as a contracting, matchmaking, capacity-building, and political-advocacy bridge between Black firms and corporate/government buyers.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from INST-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-INST-001:INST-045; source research type(s): chamber of commerce.

Sources

Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce (official). https://ILBCC.org/
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce (EIN 36-4478202). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/364478202 (primary source)
Final Call, 'Black businesses, self-determinism and unity as key to survival' (2022-08-30). https://new.finalcall.com/2022/08/30/black-businesses-self-determinism-and-unity-as-key-to-survival/
ILBCC.org (official); projects.propublica.org/nonprofits (Form 990)
new.finalcall.com (2022-08-30); ILBCC.org (official)
projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/364478202 (primary source)

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