News & Announcements

Chamber Members: We hope you are getting your week off to a great start. This will be the last week of Congressional vacation before getting back to work. We are anticipating a lot of action and hopeful resolve on numerous topics that we have covered now for what...

Chamber Members: Happy Friday as we all look forward to the weekend! One more week of vacation for our elected officials out in Washington D.C. and then we will look forward to a lot of action within a short period for a number of issues to be resolved. One new item...

Chamber Members: It is that day of the week. The usual Thursday unemployment and jobs reports are out and covered below. Tax credits and federal relief funds wrap up today’s update. Unemployment Claims Down, PUA Apps Up A total of 1.3 million people applied for...

Chamber Members: We hope you are all staying cool throughout this period of hot days, as well as staying healthy. Sorry for the technical issue last night that led to the daily update not getting out. So, today’s message is a little longer than the usual for the past...

Chamber Members: We hope that you all had a very enjoyable 4th of July weekend! As we start the first full week of July, we have a reminder to share for a funding opportunity as well as some more important pieces of information. Deadline Nears for Business...

Chamber Members: Today is Thursday so that means we get our weekly unemployment reports. As a bonus, with the observed holiday tomorrow, we also get jobs numbers. So below you will find that information as well as some other announcements. Have an enjoyable and safe...

Chamber Members: Welcome to the month of July in this crazy 2020 year. Today is minimum wage increase day. I think we’ve mentioned enough, but the wage floor increased to $10 today and will increase again on January 1, 2021 to $11 an hour. Also, a reminder that the...

Chamber Members: Today we say goodbye to the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program as the deadline for applications is tonight at 12 PM eastern. Our update today will recap a little about and the program and what the future may hold for a re-do. There are some other...

Chamber Members: Today marks the beginning of the first full week in Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan. Here is the link for the updated guidelines: https://dceocovid19resources.com/restore-illinois/restore-illinois-phase-4/ . Today’s update is going to focus on...

Chamber Members: Welcome to Phase 4. We made it! Please make sure that you are following all new and existing guidelines. Here is a link to the information that has been released following the approval of our phase 4...