Coronavirus update for 1.29.2021 – New Water Source, New Vaccines, New Stimulus Proposals, & Much More
Chamber Members: Last night the Joliet City Council made a major decision to enter into an agreement to bring Lake Michigan water through the City of Chicago. If you would like to view the meeting and hear why the water source selection ended as it did, click here for...
Coronavirus update for 1.28.2021 – Job #’s, Vaccine Fund Infusion, Economy Notes, and Aid Bill Split
Chamber Members: Today being Thursday, the usual jobs report is shared below. There are several additional items such as the most recent vaccine news, economy notes, stimulus money, and another postponement in Springfield. As a reminder, here is the information for...
Coronavirus update for 1.27.2021 – IHSA sports announcement, Illinois General Assembly delay, State Finance Surprise
Chamber Members: Halfway through the week and tough to think we’re just about done with one month in 2021 already. Today’s update will look at a new IHSA sports announcement, Illinois General Assembly delay, state finance report, the usual vaccine news, and some tips...
Coronavirus update for 1.26.2021 – Vaccine Site Announcement, New Covid Aid Hurdles, and Census Reports
Chamber Members: Hopefully everyone that had to dust off their snowblower (or shovel) this morning has recovered and is enjoying the snow-covered landscape. Today’s update shares an announcement from the Governor on vaccine sites, vaccine purchases by federal...
Coronavirus update for 1.25.2021 – 1B Starts Today, More Exec Orders, Sports Allowances, and Property Tax
Chamber Members: It looks like the first heavy snowfall is upon us! As we start the week off, one year ago today the CDC announced a test for COVID-19 just one day after Wuhan had gone into lockdown. Today also begins the official start of the Illinois 1B vaccination...
Coronavirus Update for 1.22.2021 – Join us for PPP Seminar, Legislative Coffee, Liability Letter, and State $ Awards
Chamber Members: Now that our region is fully back to Tier 1 mitigations, we’ll look to keep an eye on the hopefully quick move back to just Phase 4 without mitigations. We urge all to keep pushing the messages of mask wearing, hand washing, and social distancing so...
Coronavirus update for 1.21.2021 – Region Moves Back to Tier 1, Jobs Report, Biden Pandemic View, and more
Chamber Members: Some good news today as our region has been given the green light to move from Tier 3 to Tier 1 of mitigations. This has been quite confusing as we’ve been monitoring covid patient numbers as mentioned a few days ago, but this move skipping over Tier...
Coronavirus update for 1.20.2021 – Day One for President Biden, IHSA Sports, and Letter from U.S. Chamber
Chamber Members: It’s inauguration day as President Biden was officially sworn in today at Noon eastern time. The President quickly moved with a plan on a number of action items that you’ll read below. Additionally, you’ll see information about the update to IHSA...
Coronavirus update for 1.19.2021 – Questions for IDPH/Governor, Biden 100 Day, Speaker Welch Info
Chamber Members: As of today, all lending institutions are open to accept the Paycheck Protection Program application for both first and second draws. Last week, the program was open only to community financial institutions and small lenders. If you have not reached...
Coronavirus update for 1.15.2021 – New State Mitigation Tier Info, PPP Openings, and the Biden Plan
Chamber Members: Today’s update shares the Governor’s announcement of regions moving back mitigation tiers as well as changes going forward on indoor dining allowances. Additionally, the SBA opens the application process further for PPP applications and an article...