A couple takes a selfie outside of a burned out business on Michigan Avenue in Chicago on May 31, 2020. On Saturday, thousands of demonstrators in Chicago protested the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police. By the evening, looting and destruction of property spread throughout the city center. (Photo by Max Herman/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The city of Chicago has set up a new emergency alert program specifically for the business community.
The initiative was announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot Friday, just days after many businesses were looted and damaged amid unrest following protests across the city.
Business owners and managers can text "CHIBIZ" to 67283 or visit www.chicago.gov/chibizalerts to receive the targeted alerts.
Businesses that opt-in will also be directed to submit a few business-specific details so that the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection as well as the Office of Emergency Management and Communications can send alerts to specific areas of the city as needed, according to a news release.
