News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Today is the big day or at least the start to a few days of election results. You still have time to vote if you’re reading this update right away at 5 pm.  See below for the latest on our local Covid situation and some quick tips on dealing with...

Chamber Members: Hopefully everyone had a great weekend and is adjusting to the time change from yesterday on this Monday. We’re one day away from the election if you haven’t noticed from all the commercials, mail, and discussions. We’ll say it one more time … make...

Chamber Members: Happy Halloween! Stay safe with whatever plans you have for the weekend. Today we take a quick look at the happenings related to the ongoing pandemic. The election is only 4 days away so for those that have not yet voted, make sure you exercise your...

Chamber Members: It is that time of the week to deliver the news about jobs and we do that below. In addition, some good news about the GDP in the third quarter. To wrap things up, we announce at the end of this message our next virtual conference. *Daily Coronavirus...

Chamber Members: Federal aid is on the way … just not yet, according to President Trump. A lot of action is going on regionally regarding the actions of the Governor and the restaurant industry. Today, we’ll try to recap a majority of what is transpiring. Also, a last...

Chamber Members: The countdown continues as we’re now one week away from the election and a quick reminder that we’re 45 days from government shutdown, remember that continuation? Hopefully, whatever the outcomes may be, we would like to see a deal stricken on federal...

Chamber Members: It is the start of a new week, the fourth day under round 2 of our further mitigation measures, and eight days away from the election. If you haven’t seen enough campaign commercials yet, the Bears game tonight is supposed to be filled with them. Read...

Chamber Members: Today begins the second round of additional mitigations here in our region. Please support all of our members that are impacted by this mandate. In fact, support all of your fellow members through these times as everyone needs all the support...

Chamber Members: Today’s update will cover the usual Thursday job report and what has become an almost daily federal aid update. In addition, we’ll talk about holiday spending and home sales. Finally, you will find attached to this message two pdf’s.  One is a...

Chamber Members: It may seem extremely repetitive, but we can’t stress enough about the opportunities that exist to get grants funds either through the DCEO Business Interruption Grant and/or the Will County Small Business Assistance Grant. See below for details....