Community News

The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry today (March 2) signed onto the United States Chamber of Commerce’s coalition letter urging the U.S. Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline from March 31 to December 31.

The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been recognized by the United States Census Bureau as an “invaluable” member of the 2020 Census Community Partnership and Engagement Program for our Chamber’s support of the City of Elmhurst Complete Count Committee’s Everyone Counts, Elmhurst! campaign.

The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sharing information on the next phase of the City of Elmhurst’s dowtown Metra Station Improvement Project, as follows:

With the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry among some 140 supporting signatories, the United States Chamber of Commerce and Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) today launched the “Build by the Fourth of July” campaign, urging members of U.S. Congress to enact a fiscally and environmentally responsible infrastructure package by the Fourth of July 2021.

As a result of declining Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic case metrics, Region 8 (including DuPage County) has moved out of Tiered Mitigations and fully into Restore Illinois Phase 4, effective immediately.

With the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry among 580 supporting signatories, the United States Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) today sent a coalition letter to U.S. Congress members urging them to consider including targeted and temporary liability protections in the next Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic relief package.

Thanks to improved Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic case numbers and related metrics, Region 8 (including all of DuPage County) has moved into Phase 4 of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois Tier 1 Resurgence Mitigations, effective immediately.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on January 22 announced new investments through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) to help more small businesses access federal Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic emergency programs.

The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing the following information from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Seventh District) inviting Chamber members to participate in their Survey of Midwest Business Conditions.

Watch DuPage County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dan Cronin of Elmhurst deliver his Annual State of the County Address to members representing the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry, host Chamber 630 (Downers Grove and Woodridge) and a half dozen other local chambers via Zoom video conferencing on January 20.