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Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Tensions in the House GOP over how to avoid — or not avoid — a potential government shutdown is coming to a boil, with frustrations spilling over into public jabs...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The state veto session is around the corner and opinions are starting to be shared on what the main topics of interest will be. Task forces have also been formed to...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: In an effort to not continually spend time with long updates that sound the same week to week, here’s the story … the federal funding picture has not changed....

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today we look at information about pensions and rent control here in Illinois. On the federal level, the latest on a potential government shutdown and a survey on...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Governor Pritzker has had a busy summer signing and vetoing bills passed from the general assembly. See below for the latest. Also, the most recent news on federal...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A short update today. A group from our Government Affairs committee will be planning a trip to Washington, D.C. at the end of October to meet with elected officials....

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A reminder about a town hall meeting that Congresswoman Lauren Underwood will be hosting tonight at the Joliet Public Library in downtown Joliet. The town halls will...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Congresswoman Lauren Underwood will be hosting a series of town halls in all seven counties across the 14th District in August. The town halls will be an opportunity...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A lot has happened since the last publication of the GA Roundup as I skipped a week for a vacation. Governor Pritzker joined Senators Durbin and Duckworth along with...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A number of positive announcements this past week came out of the Governor’s office for the state. See below for the full story. Also, just to let you know we’re...