Government Affairs Roundup

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A nice announcement locally to share here as well as reminders on two programs that I shared with you last week. Further down then we get into some state and federal...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: In addition to the information below about the Unemployment Insurance agreement, SAFE-T act trailer bill, and additional legislation there is a list of interested...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Big headline(s) to the update for today below. A major agreement is taking place to pay off the remaining amount left on the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund debt....

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Lawmakers are back in the Nation’s Capitol this week for a lame-duck session. Party leaders on both sides of the aisle are gearing up for leadership elections, even...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Americans headed to the polls in elections forecasted to reshape the leadership of our nation. How did that turnout? If you haven’t kept up over the last 24 hours,...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The information does not slow down this week at all as a number of items have hit the radar including the need to extend telehealth services in HSA plans, the growth...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Early voting hours and locations greatly expanded across the state this week as the campaign season entered its final two-week stretch. The election is just thirteen...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A lot of information coming out from the State of Illinois this last week. Check out below the information about corporate income tax deadline extension, masking in...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s Roundup has info on the latest concerning the economy and jobs. Two issues that will continue to be under the spotlight. Additionally, the Biden...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A continuing resolution was struck so that the federal government didn’t have to shutdown which is always good news. If you haven’t seen yet, our October member...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Eyes are on Washington to see if a deal can be struck on government funding as the deadline hits at the end of this week. Closer to home though we see good news on...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A little bit of old news that somehow escaped the last Roundup edition starts us off today. The Governor was in the area to talk about the new interchange in...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Both the House and Senate will be back in session this week. When they return, expect the next three weeks to be hectic as Congress will need to quickly come to an...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today’s update is going to be a short one coming off of a holiday weekend and just a little slower than usual with news. One important piece is to remind all of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates"     Chamber members:   If you hadn’t noticed, road construction is all around us and will certainly be here to stay for years. Today’s update has news on I-80 as well...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: More announcements impacting a number of people in a few different areas. Most notable is the news today as President Biden drops details on student loan debt. See...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Big news to share this week as Joliet finds out finally about receiving funding for the Chicago Street “City Square” plaza. Governor Pritzker releases more money for...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The Senate has hit the road after a weekend session that ended with Senate Democrats, with the help of Vice President Kamala Harris’ vote, sending Democrats’...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Thanks to all that supported our golf outing as a sponsor, golfer, volunteer, or in any other role. It was a great day for having some fun, making connections, and...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A few interesting items on the state side of things today in the report. News has started to leak out about what could be on tap for a potential special session and...