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It’s been tucked away on our website for a long time — and many of our members may not be aware of it — but Chi-Town Rewards just got a whole lot better.

Chi-Town Rewards is a cross-promotional program that entitles I-GO members to discounts at a wide variety of businesses operating in the Chicagoland area. To redeem an offer, members simply show their I-GO smart cards (or, in the instance of online-only businesses, their member ID number). The participating businesses range from restaurants to fitness providers to gift shops to environmental services — and a whole lot more. Lots of them will have a Chi-Town Rewards decal we provide (pictured above) which is displayed in their businesses to indicate they participate in the program.

We’ve just redesigned this section of our website to make it much easier to sift through the offers and find out more about the businesses.

Now you can search by location or business type, and the resulting posts include short descriptions and photos of the business, website links and other contact info, and, of course, the discount offer. The posts can also be printed out separately in a new window by clicking on the business title. That way, the print-out also functions as a coupon the member can take to the business, along with their smart card, to redeem the offer.

It gets better:

• We’ve also initiated a new “Deal of the Month” featured item in this section. It will appear in the left column of the Chi-Town Rewards page. These are special offers or contests that go beyond the standard day-to-day discounts. So we encourage you to check this page regularly for updated Deals of the Month.
• And we now have a simple web application form that business owners or managers can fill out to join the program. All you have to do is make an offer you think our members would appreciate. Pretty simple. But we’re also looking to collaborate with businesses in other ways, too, so if you’d like to suggest an event we can pitch in at, or some sort of web promotion, hey, we’re all ears. By all means, give us a shout.

So check it out, I-GO members. It’s just one more way we’re helping you save bucks. (No small consideration in this brutal economy.) Dig in!