Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) on August 11 announced the $250 million Back to Business (B2B) grant program to support the continued recovery of small businesses across Illinois.
With support from a United States Chamber of Commerce coalition that includes the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the U.S. Senate today (August 10) overwhelming passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts of 2021. The bipartisan bill drew support from all 50 Senate Democrats and 19 Senate Republicans.
Local businesspeople and community volunteers Scott and Charity Ahlgrim, formerly of Elmhurst, will be honored as the 2020 inductees into the exclusive Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Civic Hall of Fame.
Today, we officially welcome Grace Bagnole of Aurora to our Chamber staff as the new Director of Member Services—a position vacant since Mariella Mastromauro resignation last October 31 to take a membership retention position with the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce.
The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) today strongly endorsed the recently updated CDC masking guidance which recommends everyone–including fully vaccinated individuals–wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas with substantial and high transmission.