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Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s update is just a short one (topic wise) as the last two were info packed. One more reminder about hearing firsthand what happened in the most recent...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s roundup has information that didn’t make the cut last week recapping the end of the state legislative session. A reminder as well about an invite to two...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: In Illinois, approaching the last hours of the legislative session with a number of important items still unresolved is not unusual. The May 31 deadline isn’t a...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: With the Illinois General Assembly entering its final scheduled week before the May 31 adjournment, activity in Springfield has accelerated sharply. Lawmakers pushed...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: With less than two weeks left in the spring legislative session, members of the Illinois General Assembly are pushing to pass legislation on topics such as AI, data...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: With fewer than three weeks until the Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on May 31, lawmakers are racing to finalize a multibillion-dollar budget...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: After weeks of delay, the U.S. House on Thursday approved the Senate’s legislation reopening the Department of Homeland Security. President Trump signed the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The Illinois Senate is back in session this week after a week off, the last one in which only one legislative chamber is in session while the other is on recess as...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Illinois lawmakers reached the midpoint of the legislative session last week, hitting the self-imposed deadline for each chamber to advance non-budget, non-tax bills...