The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is forwarding information on Round 2 of the State of Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s (IDECO) Business Interuption Grant (BIG) Program as follows:
A statewide Day of Action organized by the ILCountMeIn2020 coalition, Census At Work Day is an opportunity for Illinois employers to show their commitment to a fair and accurate count in the 2020 Census.
The deadline for small business owners and chambers of commerce to sign onto a nationwide letter to Congressional leaders in support of a bipartisan approach to small business recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic crisis has been extended to Thursday, September 3, at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
In celebration of September’s Chamber of Commerce Week in Illinois, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry will sponsor a month of networking and fundraising events, offer recruitment incentives for new and reactivating members, and conduct a special sale on Elmhurst-Opoly board games.
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ECCI) President and CEO John R. Quigley today joined more than 100 small and large business CEOs and fellow Chamber executives across the United States by signing onto a letter to Congressional leaders in support of a bipartisan approach to small business recovery from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic crisis.
The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry is forwarding revised Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidelines for patrons at restaurants and bar establishments, as issued August 25 by the State of Illinois and effective today,
The DuPage County Board of Commissioners at their August 11 meeting voted to more than double the initial funding and expand eligibility guidelines for Reinvest DuPage, a grant relief program administered in partnership with Choose DuPage for small businesses, not-for-profit organizations (NFPs) and independent contractors. The program provides grants to sustain some businesses impacted by COVID-19.
The Govermental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing information on a special 90-minute, multi-chamber Zoom video webinar, titled “COVID-19: The State’s Response to Business & Dealing with Liability,” featuring Illinois State Representative Deanne Mazzochi (R-47th District), on Tuesday, August 18, at 8 a.m.
In compliance with the Phase 4: Revitalization guidelines within Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry in late July safely resumed monthly networking events—likely the first chamber in the state to do so.
A broad consensus has emerged that wearing masks is effective in minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Yet, debate and politicization of mask-wearing continues to threaten the reopening of our economy.