Chamber Members: As we move into full week #3 of the stay at home directive, we hope that you are your organization are remaining well and healthy. We have a few new updates to share today, including some issues with the first day of PPP lending that were addressed by...
Chamber Members: As we wrap up the second full week of our “stay at home” directive, we sincerely hope that you are all doing well both in health and in business. We’re here for you and hope that the information that we’ve been sharing is beneficial as you go about...
Chamber Members: We hope you’re enjoying another sunny day. It seems as if the information flow has slowed down considerably which is good so those in need can prepare documents for loan and grant applications. As a reminder, we have started a resource page on our...
Chamber Members: Happy April 1st to everyone! We have a few new documents and information to share today regarding the CARES Act funding which we’ll refer to as PPP (the Paycheck Protection Program) going forward and a new fund. The US Treasury Department has even...
Chamber Members: Good afternoon to everyone on this last day of March. As we move into the month of April, we hope that sooner rather than later we can return to business as (somewhat at least) usual. With that said, Governor Pritzker has now made the much-rumored...
Chamber Members: As we begin our second full week of Gov. Pritzker’s stay at home declaration, President Trump retreated yesterday from his desire to relax coronavirus guidelines by Easter. Instead, he has announced that all Americans must continue to avoid...
Chamber Members: The House was able to gather enough members back to Washington D.C. today to vote on the CARES Act and it passed earlier today. President Trump has now signed the CARES Act, marking it the third legislative package approved by Congress in order to...
Chamber Members: Hope you’re having a good Thursday. The Dow continues to climb and so do unemployment claims, up over 3 million last week. We’ll share the final Phase 3 stimulus / the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act information below as we...
Chamber Members: We hope you have enjoyed a sunny day so far for Wednesday. The Senate finally came up with final terms early this morning. As of 4 pm it seems as if there is a last minute hold-up though centered around language concerning unemployment benefits. We’ll...
Chamber Members: We hope that today’s update finds you all happy and healthy. Please continue to share with us any announcements, questions, issues, or just uplifting stories that we can share with fellow members! Here is your update for Tuesday, March 24. The Dow has...
