Coronavirus update for 6.25.2021 – Optimism in Congress, County Vaccine Comparisons, and Getting Ready for School
Chamber Members: Today’s update has the potential to give all a little optimism that things may be working out in Congress. There is still a ways to go with an agreement on infrastructure, but there are positive movements. With rain predicted for what seems like an...
Coronavirus update for 6.24.2021 – Deal on Infrastructure, the Debt Ceiling, Good News for Illinois
Chamber Members: Today’s update has big news on the infrastructure talks, hopefully winding things up. Also, the usual Thursday jobs report, CDC announces eviction moratorium extension, the national debt ceiling, and Illinois gets good news with financial outlook. One...
Coronavirus update for 6.23.2021 – Rental Relief & Eviction Bans, Family Stats, and Airport Aid
Chamber Members: Today’s update focuses on rental relief in Illinois, a call nationally to extend the eviction ban, how Illinois families stand as covid has likely erased gains from post recession, a new home price record, and the release of airport aid. As a...
Coronavirus update for 6.22.2021 – Voting on Voting, Entrepreneurial Knowledge, and Economy Investments
Chamber Members: Today’s update covers the action taking place in Congress – voting on voting and the never-ending topic of infrastructure. Also, we look at investments in the economy, what entrepreneurs have learned through covid, and U of I announces vaccine...
Coronavirus update for 6.21.2021 – The Labor Market, Illinois Hits Mark on Shots, and Governor Signs Off on Election Bill
Chamber Members: Welcome to Summer 2021! Looking back one year ago, we were entering the last week of Phase 3 with Phase 4 beginning on June 26. So we spent almost one year in Phase 4 with back-and-forth mitigations. It is a nice feeling to be in Phase 5 now with a...
Coronavirus update for 6.18.2021 – Legislative Coffee Date, Employee Vaccine Opp., and the Vaccine Lottery
Chamber Members: Before we get into the preview of today’s update, let’s bring attention to two things. First, we have a Legislative Coffee presented by CITGO this upcoming Thursday, June 24 at 8:30 AM. We’ll be talking about outcomes of the most recent session in...
Coronavirus update for 6.17.2021 – Spike in Jobless Claims, Housing Shortage Report, and Covid Under 1%
Chamber Members: Since today is Thursday, you know that we’re going to be sharing a job report below. Today we have both the weekly national numbers as well as the state May report. Claims have oddly spiked and Illinois is right in the mix contributing to it....
Coronavirus update for 6.16.2021 – Governor Signs Bill for Juneteenth, Amends the Budget, and No Energy Deal
Chamber Members: Today’s update covers a number of important topics coming out of Springfield as well as the usual infrastructure talk out in Washington D.C. Governor Pritzker has now signed the bill to officially make Juneteenth as state holiday, an energy bill...
Coronavirus update for 6.15.2021 – Waiting on the Energy Vote, Budget Reconciliation Starts, and a New Vaccine
Chamber Members: Members of the Illinois Senate were back in Springfield today to consider an energy regulatory overhaul bill that's been in discussion in some form since at least 2019. The House is due back tomorrow to vote on the bill, should the Senate get it done...
Coronavirus update for 6.14.2021 – Energy Bill Discussion and Various Workforce Topics
Chamber Members: All seems to have gone well with the move to Phase 5 on Friday and over the weekend. Today’s positive cases were under 200. Please let us know if you have any lingering concerns or questions. Today’s update will talk about the ongoing energy...