Chamber Members: We’ll hopefully have a little more information to share on yesterday’s big announcement when the second round of the Business Interruption Grant opens tomorrow. Until then, today’s update has some general information on the economy, workforce funds,...
Chamber Members: Governor Pritzker today made an announcement of Business Interruption Grant round #2 and state government cuts on the horizon. The return to work in Washington D.C. has not come quietly, as both sides seems to be digging in on how to handle the...
Chamber Members: Today begins a new week. The House is back in session as we still hold out hope that some type of an agreement can be reached for a federal aid package. Also, new clarifications were released at the end of last week on Family First Coronavirus...
Chamber Members: For a short week, this one really felt like 10 days long. A lot of moving parts this week locally on COVID numbers related to our Region. As of now, we continue to follow the same measures until further notice. A piece of good news to share on this...
Chamber Members: It’s job report day and the “skinny” proposal was voted on. See the results of both below. Also, Governor Pritzker makes an announcement about Covid response jobs. Latest on the Unemployment Scene New weekly claims for unemployment benefits stayed...
