News & Announcements

Chamber Members: We are back at it on a gloomy Monday. Hopefully, all had an enjoyable weekend. The Governor had to make a new announcement for those in Illinois down by St. Louis as you’ll read below. Also, chaos in the USPS is creating a stir in DC. In case you...

Chamber Members: We have made it through another week. It is really hard to believe that school is starting back up and that we are halfway through August already. Hopefully, we are nearing the end of an uptick in COVID cases and don’t have to sit through weeks of...

Chamber Members: Thursday is here and that means we bring you the weekly unemployment claims report. It is an improvement and finally ends the increase in claims. Also, talks in Washington D.C. are not improving, believe it or not. Jobs Report The number of new...

Chamber Members: Thanks to all that joined us today on our Government Affairs Coffee Series talk with Congressman Bill Foster and Jason Keller from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A lot of good information was shared. We will have another Coffee Series talk in...

Chamber Members: Hopefully, everyone is safe from the storm yesterday. Two storms like that during this pandemic certainly have not made things any better. Please reach out if you need any assistance. Today’s update will be a combination of what was to go out last...

Chamber Members: It is the end of another week and the beginning of action in the state to try and keep us from slipping back into heavier restrictions. Read below for the announcement from Governor Pritzker today as we hit 2,000 plus COVID cases the first time since...

Chamber Members: You know what day it is. The fourth day of the week is the day that we deliver the jobs report. Today’s news is slightly better than the last two weeks. A seasonally adjusted 1.2 million new people applied for unemployment benefits in the week ending...

Chamber Members: Happy Wednesday! Thanks to Sean Noble from ReadyNation for sharing information this morning on our virtual conference call about the crucial role that child care and early education plays in our economy and future workforce. The recording and some...

Chamber Members: It was good to see a great number of you yesterday at the golf outing! So glad to hear the feedback that these updates have and continue to benefit out members. Today’s message will be packed with info as we catch up on what has transpired over the...

Chamber Members: It is hard to believe that July is wrapping up and also hard to believe that we’re moving into August without clear direction on a new federal funding bill. It has been months since the last one and expirations take place today and others not too long...