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Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Welcome back to the roundup after a little bit of a break for two weeks to enjoy a vacation and our trip to Springfield last week. Last Wednesday we were able to...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: President Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion government funding bill to stave off a government shutdown, capping a frenetic sprint by lawmakers to pass the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A good amount of information in today’s roundup. First, the usual Federal government shutdown update. Congress is racing toward a Friday shutdown deadline, with...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Our update took a week off last week as I traveled to Springfield with our Community Leadership School group. We had a fun filled day seeing some action in the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Congratulations to all of our award recipients last night as part of our Annual Dinner & Celebration of Success: Pritz Family, Rod Tonelli, IKEA, Heritage...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Today Governor Pritzker delivered his Illinois Constitution required budget address for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. This now begins the...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Happy Valentine’s Day to all reading this! We’re one week away from Governor Pritzker delivering his Budget & State of the State addresses. It will be...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Illinois legislators returned to the state capitol Tuesday for the spring session. Governor Pritzker will deliver his budget and State of the State address on...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Nothing has been completed yet regarding a federal deal as reported a few weeks ago. House Republicans on Tuesday evening mulled a compromise that would pair state...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A number of concerning topics are in today’s roundup for your review. Read on for information about independent contractor rules, main street lending, and a ban on...