Chamber Members: The countdown continues as we’re now one week away from the election and a quick reminder that we’re 45 days from government shutdown, remember that continuation? Hopefully, whatever the outcomes may be, we would like to see a deal stricken on federal...

Chamber Members: It is the start of a new week, the fourth day under round 2 of our further mitigation measures, and eight days away from the election. If you haven’t seen enough campaign commercials yet, the Bears game tonight is supposed to be filled with them. Read...

Chamber Members: Today begins the second round of additional mitigations here in our region. Please support all of our members that are impacted by this mandate. In fact, support all of your fellow members through these times as everyone needs all the support...

Chamber Members: Today’s update will cover the usual Thursday job report and what has become an almost daily federal aid update. In addition, we’ll talk about holiday spending and home sales. Finally, you will find attached to this message two pdf’s.  One is a...

Chamber Members: It may seem extremely repetitive, but we can’t stress enough about the opportunities that exist to get grants funds either through the DCEO Business Interruption Grant and/or the Will County Small Business Assistance Grant. See below for details....

Chamber Members: Today, Governor Pritzker announced that our region will be going back to further mitigation efforts starting this Friday. This will be an identical situation as to what occurred back at the end of August and into September. You can read below for...

Chamber Members: Here we are 15 days away from the November 3rd elections. Did anyone expect the current state of events to be anywhere near what they are today? COVID cases are rising again and so are concerns to go along with such as the economy, employment, and...

Chamber Members: Happy Friday! A lot of news to share today before we break for the weekend. Good news comes from the County in that they’re opening round two of their grant program. We catch up today on the employment numbers released yesterday and unfortunately must...

Chamber Members: We’re here on Thursday so that usually means employment reports, but we’re going to hold that off for another day. Today we have some info on additional federal aid legislation, a new grant opportunity, and travel forecasts. In addition, an apology...

Chamber Members: We’re inching closer to the elections and the hope that once it is all over, things will begin to move in Washington DC. Federal aid, in some form is truly needed immediately as we move towards the end of the year on several fronts. We continue to...

Chamber Members: We hope you had a nice enjoyable (long) weekend. The daily update is back and while we’re at it, special thanks to Silver Cross Hospital for continuing to bring us the daily coronavirus update. See below for some info on the ongoing aid discussions, a...

Chamber Members: Happy Friday! Another week comes to and end and hopefully a good number of you will get to enjoy a day off on Monday for a much-needed break. President Trump is out with a new federal aid offer. Today we also want to look again at employer...

Chamber Members: Unemployment numbers are of focus today as the report is not as promising as weeks before, but there are some positives to take out. Also, talks progress of specific federal aid items, but as always, there are some needs attached. See below for more...

Chamber Members: Thank you to Will County Executive Denise Winfrey for joining us today on our Virtual Conference. Denise shared with us several important updates regarding programs and projects within Will County. In addition, she made an announcement concerning the...

Chamber Members: Today’s big news is that President Trump has ordered his negotiating team to halt talks with Speaker Pelosi until after the November election. We take a look as well at state revenues from gambling and cannabis. Also, don’t forget to join us tomorrow...

Chamber Members: See the information below for the virtual conference for this week as we welcome Will County Executive Denise Winfrey on Wednesday for the annual State of the County Address.  County Executive Winfrey will join us at 11 AM. Also, all non-profit...

Chamber Members: You have all probably seen the big news that has broke on the Coronavirus front by now, but we’ll repeat for those that it may have snuck by. No deal in D.C., but the House moved forward with a vote. Also, some additional job numbers that have a mix...

Chamber Members: Thursday is the day of the week that brings on the employment report. See below for those details along with an update on the last-minute effort to agree on federal aid. The Senate on Wednesday passed a short-term funding bill just hours before the...

Chamber Members: Have you all recovered from that debate last night? Today we’ve got a few different pieces to share on the COVID front. Also, it seems as if a good number of our members like the varying info pieces, so we’ll start mixing things up a little more at...

Chamber Members: Tonight is the first Presidential debate. Many will be tuning in to hear what each of the candidates has to say. Don’t forget about the possible federal government shutdown as the Senate resumes consideration of the continuing resolution to extend...