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Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Illinois legislators convened in Springfield on Tuesday to kick off the second year of the 103rd General Assembly. Building on the momentum of numerous bills signed...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: The new year is off to a start with what seems to be the same old story … federal government funding and a looming shutdown. More information on the reemergence of...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Welcome to 2024! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are ready to tackle a new year. We start off this year with a list of new laws that are interesting. Also,...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: This will be the final roundup for 2023. Thanks for taking some time out of your day to keep up on all of the news, updates, and announcements. We look forward to...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: First things first, a last-minute reminder about our holiday party that starts in about 30 minutes going from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A little slower news cycle as we move towards wrapping up the year. Please make sure you have our holiday party marked on your calendar and please RSVP if you can....

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: A reminder that we will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, December 7th from 8:30 to 10:00 AM on the main subject of the Paid Leave for All Workers Act along with a...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We're extremely thankful for the support of our membership. A Federal government shutdown was once again averted with a...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Federal government funding runs out Friday, and the question is whether the new House speaker’s plan will be able to fix it. Recent action suggests all will be fine...

Government Affairs Roundup "Your Timely Roundup of Local, State, and Federal Updates" Chamber members: Your “Roundup” email is back after a week off due to our trip to Washington, D.C. for advocacy meetings. It was a very successful trip in which we were able to...