Government Affairs Roundup for 1.28.2022

Government Affairs Roundup “Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates” Chamber members: Good news on two items from our Chambers All In for Economic Recovery platform. The issue of the Minimum Wage Tax Credit has been picked up in bill form...

Government Affairs Roundup for 1/25/2022

Government Affairs Roundup “Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates” Chamber members: We’re about a week away (Wednesday 2/2) from Governor Pritzker’s combo budget address and state of the state speech that will cover priorities for the...

Government Affairs Roundup for 1/21/2022

Government Affairs Roundup “Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates” Chamber members: We are two years into the COVID-19 pandemic (and starting year three if you can believe it) and we know your business has faced challenges and choices...

Government Affairs Roundup for 1/18/2022

Government Affairs Roundup “Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates” Chamber members: In case you missed some “old” news from last week, the Supreme Court blocked the OSHA mandate on vaccines for employers of 100+, but upheld for those...

Government Affairs Roundup for 1/13/2022

Government Affairs Roundup “Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates” Chamber members: A reminder about an item shared on Tuesday. Our local American Red Cross of the Illinois River Valley office has announced that we have now reached a...