Lockport Names Small Business Loan, Grant Recipients

LOCKPORT, IL — The city of Lockport has announced that it has awarded over 40 grants and/or loans through the Small Business COVID-19 Grant/Loan Program under the Lockport Recovery Initiative. The city said the grants and loans total $350,000, and will help small businesses and nonprofits from the impacts of the stay-at-home orders.

The program was approved by the city council at its April 15 meeting.

Over 50 applications were received through the program, and the city said the review committee awarded grants and loans to businesses who met eligibility requirements and priority levels, and demonstrated need related to the COVID-19 pandemic and related mandates by the state of Illinois.

“This program has been extremely successful in engaging the business community including through our partnerships with the Lockport Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Lockport who helped promote the grant/loan opportunity," Mayor Steve Streit said in a release. "We are hopeful that these awards will help our businesses be re-invigorated as we come out of this challenging economic period in history. In fact, one of the things that we are most proud about is that we had business owners who declined awards because they wanted to allow the funds to go to others who needed it more. What a testament to our community!"

Patch requested the amount in loans or grants each business received, and the city provided the following information.

• Stella's, $5,000 (grant)
• Cakes XO, $5,000 (grant)
• Capital Barber, $2,000 (grant)
• Captain's Fish and Chicken, $4,000 (grant)
• Casanova's Barber Shop, $5,000 (grant)
• Corner Salon, $5,000 (grant)
• Creative Wings, $4,000 (grant)
• Dawn's Barber Shop, $4,000 (grant)
• Embers, $10,000 (grant) and $15,000 (loan)
• George's, $10,000 (grant) and $10,000 (loan)
• Great Wall, $5,000 (grant)
• Hollingsworth, $10,000 (grant)
• La Michoacana, $10,000 (grant)
• Mamma Onesta's Restaurant, $10,000 (grant), $15,000 (loan)
• Mint Salon, $10,000 (grant)
• Moose Lodge, $5,000 (grant)
• Papa Joe's, $10,000 (grant)
• Paradise Bay Bar & Grill, $10,000 (grant) and $10,000 (loan)
• Patriot Pilates, $5,000 (grant)
• Public Landing, $10,000 (grant)
• Showanda's, $2,500 (grant)
• Stagecoach, $10,000 (grant) and $15,000 (loan)
• Strictly Vape, $5,000 (grant)
• Studio 305, $10,000 (grant), $8,000 (loan)
• Submarine City, $10,000 (grant)
• Tall Grass, $10,000 (grant)
• The Old Wood Store, $2,500 (grant)
• Thimbles, $10,000 (grant)
• The Torch, $5,000 (grant)
• Uncle Richie's Place, $10,000 (grant)
• Vegan Cafe, $5,000 (grant) and $5,000 (loan)
• Victory Leathers, $3,000 (grant)
• Wings Dance Studio, $5,000 (grant)
• A1 Pet Grooming, $3,500 (grant)
• American Legion, $2,500 (grant)
• Cornolo Travel, $2,500 (grant)
• Legacy Events-Paintball, $10,000 (grant)
• Lotus Moon, $1,000 (grant)
• Perfect Fitness, $3,500 (grant)
• Marchio Tile, $10,000 (grant)
• Fantasy Comics, $3,500 (grant)
• Theracore, $3,500 (grant)
• Lockport Resource Center, $5,000 (grant)