News & Announcements

Chamber Members: Today is going to be quick and light as far as the daily update goes. We are gearing up for our Town Hall Virtual Conference tomorrow at 1:00 pm to discuss the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and moving forward into phase four. Please join us for...

Chamber Members: Today is Monday, June 8 which means at the end of today our region will have completed day 11 of the 28-day period of Phase 3.  So, there are 17 days to go before the opening of Phase 4 as long as all the goals are met and continue on the same path....

Chamber Members: What a beautiful day to wrap up the week! We hope you are all looking forward to the weekend and the month ahead. We will be looking ahead as well as we present our next Virtual Conference next Wednesday, June 10 at 1 PM. It will be a town hall...

Chamber Members: It is Thursday, so that means our weekly announcement of unemployment numbers. We also have some exciting news to share about PPP changes. We’ll recap briefly as well what was talked about today on our virtual conference session with Senator...

Chamber Members: It’s Wednesday, so we are half-way through the week. Below is the latest news and updates for you to look over. We hope all of you are doing well during this first full week of Phase 3. Transportation Bill Announced A new surface transportation bill...

Chamber members: Today is going to be a short update as COVID issues have slowed down for the time being. We do have a few important issues to share and an important reminder too. Short-Time Compensation Did you know a federally authorized program that encourages...

Chamber Members: Welcome to the month of June! We think it is safe to say that the majority would agree that we have all come a long way, but still have a way to go before we are back to a resemblance of “normal.” This marks the first full week of Phase 3 here in...

Chamber Members: Today is the final day of Illinois Phase 2! Tomorrow, multiple businesses and organizations are allowed to open with some restrictions and following of proper standards. The Phase 3 resource guide that the Chamber created and an additional Illinois...

Chamber Members: It is hard to believe that it is Wednesday already. With the holiday on Monday and the amount of information that came out over the weekend and was reported yesterday, we’re moving right along this week. So, today’s update will be somewhat brief....

Chamber Members: It was a wild weekend! From tornadoes and flooding to a lightening quick special session in Springfield, we emerge post Memorial Day with a State Budget and directions for the partial reopening of Illinois. We hope that all are safe and stayed out of...