News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Rough week ahead with some dreary weather in store. The news to share today however is a little brighter. Take a look below for updates on economic growth outpacing hiring, news on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, J&J vaccine, the...

Chamber Members: It’s always good to start your weekend with some good news. Today, even with the differing and back and forth news and views on covid #’s and vaccines, we have to be happy with the latest announcement. More than 30 percent of U.S. adults are fully...

Chamber Members: Happy Thursday! A lot of things going on in both Washington DC and Springfield as lawmakers return from their breaks. Speaker Pelosi announced today that she will not bring up a bill on expansion of the Supreme Court, the daily vaccine update is...

Chamber Members: Vaccine news is stealing the bulk of today’s spotlight. With yesterday’s major pause and more studies being conducted, we’ll likely here more and more of what is on the horizon with children, schools, and passports. Take a look below for a few...

Chamber Members: Today’s update covers the unfortunate information concerning the announcement to pause one of the three approved coronavirus vaccines. In addition, we have a new study about the U.K. variant, a new study about Illinois business’ ability to bounce...

Chamber Members: Glad to be back in touch with our daily updates after some time off. Today’s update is certainly packed with information to catch up on so make sure that you read through and don’t miss anything. *Daily Coronavirus update brought to you by Silver...

Chamber Members: Today’s update will be the last one for the week and will reappear in your inbox on Monday, April 12th after taking a week off.  Before it’s forgotten, if you have not yet voted please make plans to do so with the last option being in person at your...

Chamber Members: President Biden has made official the extension of PPP funds until May 31 by signing the Act into law. We have good and bad news on the vaccine front as new studies show promising results, but an unfortunate error will slow rollout. Also, the eviction...

Chamber Members: Today’s update takes a look at the real possibility that we could be slipping backwards into a new virus surge. We’re basically at the needed 70% vaccination level for those 65+, but additional red flags have emerged. Additionally, we should finally...

Chamber Members: Spring break seems to be in full swing this week. Hopefully, all of you that have the chance to take some time off and relax can do so. With that said, today’s update has no shortage of announcements and updates. Today we focus on a major announcement...