Stimulus Cash Not Reaching DBEs

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Sep 14, 2009 5:20PM

The state of Illinois has been the recipient of a whole bunch of that federal stimulus cash - to the tune of several hundred millions of dollars. But how much of that is reaching Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), businesses owned by minorities and women? According to an excellent, in-depth report from WBEZ, not a whole heck of a lot. Check out the entire feature, part of their Hard Working series.