News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Today the U.S. should hit another milestone in the ongoing coronavirus pandemic – 50% of American adults will be fully vaccinated. Not sure what those odds would’ve been last year at this time if we were taking bets. A lot more to cover down below...

Chamber Members: First, a quick reminder for those applying for the Restaurant Revitalization Funds – the site closes tonight at 7 PM! Things are really heating up in Springfield with the hot topic today being the new district map that was released Friday evening. See...

Chamber Members: Happy Friday! Looks like it will be a nice and warm weekend. In today’s wrap up to the week, news comes from Springfield that the government will drop their plea to use federal funds to pay off borrowed funds. Additionally, more news from both sides...

Chamber Members: The usual Thursday jobs report is out and we’ve got the numbers on both the federal and state level. The story continues as well on the $300 extra unemployment bump. We also have reports on vaccine booster possibilities, the travel surge, and today’s...

Chamber Members: The SBA has announced an application deadline of next Monday for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. That was a quick period as we’ve talked about how the applications have rushed in. Today’s update also covers the latest on the state redistricting...

Chamber Members: Today’s news is highlighted by another round of payments coming from the government. This time it will come in the form of a monthly payment from the IRS through the child tax credit. See below for more details. Also, Governor Pritzker announces the...

Chamber Members: Another day of big news as Governor Pritzker issues statement announcing full alignment with the CDC on mask guidance. Along with that, some information is below on takeaways from the somewhat unexpected announcement last week. The state also has...

Chamber Members: Welcome to the Bridge Phase! Only 28 days now to Phase 5 which would see all sectors of the economy fully reopened and no capacity limits. Yesterday the updated shared all of the changes allowed in the Bridge Phase, click here if you need to review....

Chamber Members: A wealth of information today in announcements on both the state and federal levels. First, plans are confirmed for the move to the Bridge Phase tomorrow in Illinois. The changes in capacity are spelled out below. The CDC has given the full ok for...

Chamber Members: A number of announcements on the federal and state level comprise our update today. Good news for our local colleges and universities as well as funds for some other areas. We’ll have a full recap of the big four meeting tomorrow as that is taking...