News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Happy Memorial Day weekend! Hopefully, you can all enjoy a little rest and relaxation. Our elected officials in Springfield will likely be working through the weekend though. Below are updates on the remap, cocktails to go, ethics, and school...

Chamber Members: Make sure you read all the way through the end to see the announcement of our next member luncheon in June. It’s a re-schedule with our Joliet Police and Fire Chiefs. Today’s update also is packed in below. White House aides and Democrats say they’re...

Chamber Members: Today’s update shares an extremely important webinar that will take place next week addressing the need to get people back to work. See below for the June 2nd program. Also, there is news of yet another infrastructure proposal out in Washington DC and...

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...