Dozens of businesses in and around the 48th Senate District were recently awarded approximately $3.3 million in funding from the Back to Business Program to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“These last two years have been a burden on all of us, especially those who own and operate small businesses that drive our local economies,” said State Senator Doris Turner (D-Springfield). “These grants are giving businesses across our community a lifeline to get back on their feet.”

The B2B program grants are awarded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity...