News & Announcements

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...

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...

Chamber Members: Mid to late March 2020 is the last time that our economy was fully open for business and now, 15 months later, we’re back to “normal.” Congratulations to all of you that have endured, pivoted (should be on the list of most used words in 2020), seen...

Chamber Members: Today’s update has the usual Thursday jobs report and we also take a look at an inflation report out that sees prices surging. Also, yet another infrastructure deal has emerged on the federal front. Consider adding your voice to a push for adding...

Chamber Members: Halfway through the week as we look today at some issues brewing in the state. First of all, the Republicans have sued the Democrats on the redistricting process. This was pretty much expected. Out in Washington, D.C. there emerged yet another...

Chamber Members: When we enter phase five Friday it will be the first time in more than a year that there are no limitations on the size of gatherings and most public activities. There seems to be some lingering questions about capacities across various industries...

Chamber Members: The week we’ve all been waiting for is here as full economic reopening should happen this Friday, June 11 unless some unforeseen circumstance pops up. That though is unlikely as today we’re under 250 cases in Illinois. Utterly amazing numbers looking...

Chamber Members: Looks like we’re in for a nice weekend. As a wrap up to the week that saw a flurry of bills passed and some already signed, a final report is below. The Governor also signed today the new legislative and supreme court maps. The May jobs report has...

Chamber Members: It’s Thursday so that means we have a new jobs report to share and tomorrow we should receive the May overall report on jobs created. First for today, it’s been a while since we’ve reported on Covid cases. Positive cases in the United States have...

Chamber Members: Today we catch up on some more action that finalized before the end of the session. The main topic and one that remains unfinished is the energy bill. Also, info is below on small trailer license fees, telehealth expansion, Juneteenth as a holiday,...