The City of Elmhurst, Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205, Elmhurst Park District, Elmhurst Public Library and Elmhurst University have joined in organizing an event on Wednesday, April 6, to support the people of Ukraine. Various local organizations will be participating and all are welcome to attend.
On March 2, I will travel to Springfield to meet with members of the Illinois legislators and fellow chamber of commerce executives from across the state for the first time since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, as part of Chamber Day 2022 with the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (IACCE).
The state of American business is “competitive,” United States Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark reported in her 2022 State of American Business Address on January 11 to businesses, business organizations and chamber of commerce across America and the world.
As today’s Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address Membership Breakfast has been postponed until March 17 (yes, St. Patrick’s Day) due to concerns over the ongoing spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its related variants, I still want to take this opportunity to share my annual address on the State of Our Chamber with you.
On December 20, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a comprehensive gambling bill featuring a Video Gaming Act amendment that will allow qualified nationally-chartered fraternal and veterans organizations to apply for a video gaming license if the proposed establishment meets specified criteria—even if currently prohibited in home-rule communities, as is the case here in Elmhurst.
Before the end of December, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is expected to sign into law a comprehensive gambling bill featuring a Video Gaming Act amendment that will allow qualified nationally-chartered fraternal and veterans organizations to apply for a video gaming license if the proposed establishment meets specified criteria—even if currently prohibited in home-rule communities, as is the case here in Elmhurst.