Government Affairs Roundup for 11/19/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: After a marathon speech session over night, the Build Back Better spending plan was finally passed in the house. It now moves onto the Senate after the Thanksgiving...
Government Affairs Roundup for 11/16/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Congress is back to work and they have a list of items that will need to be tackled before additional vacations. Things are a little quiet on the Illinois news side,...
Government Affairs Roundup for 11/12/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: President Biden says the $1.75 trillion social spending package that is languishing in the House is the key to slowing down the inflation train. However, there is...
Government Affairs Roundup for 11/9/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The House and the Senate are on recess this week. Congress passed the roughly $1 trillion package, one of Mr. Biden’s top legislative priorities, late Friday evening...
Government Affairs Roundup for 11/4/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Hello from Rockford! Today’s roundup is the only one for the week as I’m currently at a conference, but there is some information to report on. Here’s some good news...
Government Affairs Roundup – Special Veto Edition
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Below is a special roundup edition with veto session news. Additionally, Congressman Foster’s office is hosting a discussion this Saturday about the expansion of...
Government Affairs Roundup for 10/28/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Perfect timing for a roundup before the weekend as today is a busy news day on the state and federal levels with veto session coming to a close and new pushes on the...
Government Affairs Roundup for 10/26/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: State Senators and Representatives are back in Springfield for week number two of the veto session. Maps are the top of the list, but see below for a few more state...
Joliet Chamber Initiates Joliet Region Food & Beverage Association
The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry would like to announce that a new sub-group under the chamber umbrella has been created and will host a kick-off event on October 26. The Joliet Region Food and Beverage Association (JRFBA) has been established after interest surfaced about forming a strong and unified voice from the food and beverage industry in the Joliet region due to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Government Affairs Roundup for 10/21/2021
Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The veto session had been canceled for today. Both the House and Senate will return Tuesday, October 26th for an undoubtedly busier week. Read on for all of today’s...