News & Announcements

Chamber Members: The usual job report is covered below on both the federal and state level.  You’ll see some other announcements and reports related to COVID issues as well. One more reminder that tomorrow begins the Tier 3 mitigation measures for all state regions....

Chamber Members: This Friday begins the start of Tier 3 mitigations. The information is condensed as a reminder vs. what was shared yesterday, but the full details are attached to this message as a pdf. A quick note to the fact that the rollback does NOT include...

Chamber Members: Today marks one year from the first traced COVID case in China depending on who/what you believe. Not sure if a happy birthday is in order! A new announcement today from Governor Pritzker on additional capacity rollbacks highlights our daily update....

Chamber Members: Today is the last day to apply for the Will County Small Business Assistance Grant. Make sure to get your application in before the page closes. You will find a good amount of COVID related news below from shutdowns to evictions, from aid to survey...

Chamber Members: The weekend is here already and believe it or not it’s Friday the 13th! COVID is impacting us on all sides and the stay at home advisories increase, pointing toward a possible revert to the conditions we faced back at the start of this pandemic. As a...

Chamber Members: The full update is back in your inbox today with the weekly anticipated report on employment numbers. A lot of warnings and suggestions coming from the Governor and IDPH over the last two days have focused on the possibility of a statewide shutdown....

Chamber Members: On Veterans Day we honor all of those that have served in the United States Armed Forces and especially thank those that gave their lives for this country. Thank You to all of our Chamber members that are veterans, you are appreciated! The Chamber is...

Chamber Members: Don’t forget about our next virtual conference which will take place this Thursday. It is an extremely timely topic as the deadline is fast approaching for anti-sexual harassment training. Today we look at an awfully close congressional race, moving...

Chamber Members: We hope you had a chance to get outside this weekend and enjoy the nice weather. It is certainly not what we would expect for the beginning of November, but then again it is 2020 so who knows what to expect these days. For years, businesses have...

Chamber Members: Looks like a nice weekend to enjoy this weather. Hopefully, it will not be the last one before things take a turn. Governor Pritzker starts to talk about statewide restrictions for the first time since reopening phase 4. Today’s update also looks at...