Government Affairs Roundup

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The governor has signed the new state budget which will begin on July 1. More on what is included in the budget can be found below. Additionally, it was announced...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Here is some follow-up information from what happened and didn’t happen at the end of May as well as throughout the state legislative session. We do have a...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s roundup will be solely focused on what transpired over the last few days in Springfield concerning the state budget for fiscal year 2026 and other topics of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Thanks to all that joined us today for Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy’s State of the City address. Mayor D’Arcy did a wonderful job of highlighting the many positives...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: As of today, Illinois lawmakers have just 11 calendar days — and only 8 legislative days — remaining before their scheduled adjournment on May 31. As has been the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s highlights include yet another forecast for the state budget and on the federal side, a tax bill full of President Trump’s priorities. See below for more...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: There was minimal floor activity of note in either the Illinois House or Senate for this roundup. However, the Senate did pass several bills that had received...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The Illinois House and Senate both returned on Tuesday, April 29th to full action. The next deadline to watch is May 9th, when House bills must advance out of Senate...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: If you haven’t seen or heard the big news today, Illinois' senior Senator, Dick Durbin, has made an official announcement that he will be retiring at the end of his...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Both the U.S. Congress and the Illinois General Assembly are off this week, but there still remains news to share. It was a marathon last week in the state Capitol....

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Tariffs remain the big topic of conversation not only locally, but also across the globe. More on that below. First, a topic of note closer to home. Illinois...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Good to be back with a roundup after a week off on vacation. A good amount of information to share here today with recaps of action that has gone on. Congratulations...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A government shutdown has been averted once again, pushing the topic back once more until September. More information on that topic below. On the state side of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A number of items to cover this week starting with an update on federal government spending. We’re days away from yet another threat of a shutdown. See below for the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: As we move into the month of March, action in Springfield begins to pick up. House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch has announced the creation of a property tax relief...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The back-and-forth saga continues for small businesses regarding Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. See below that the most recent ruling now gives those...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Governor Pritzker delivered the annual Budget and State of the State Address today (attached to this message) in Springfield. Heading into the address, Illinois...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A week after the excitement of a memo to pause a number of federally funded programs, this week President Trump postponed imposing a 25 percent tariff on all imports...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Nothing like a last-minute addition to the roundup to create some buzz. Read below for more information on the suggestion coming from the Civic Federation about the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A flurry of information causing worry in the past 36-48 hours on federal spending that would have impacted many in the area seems to have ended for the time being....