The Governmental Affairs Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is sharing small business-related information from the United States Chamber of Commerce included within the federal $2.2 trillion stimulus package in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, as follows:
Illinois small businesses can tap into $250 million in low-interest bridge loans as soon as this week to help push through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced on March 23.
Building on measures designed to address the unprecedented economic challenges facing Illinois families during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker on March 25 announced a three-month extension of the income tax filing deadline and several new programs to provide more than $90 million in financial relief to small businesses across the state.
Some 30 Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry members are among nearly 90 food and beverage businesses in Elmhurst that will remain open during Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s mandated state-wide shutdown of restaurants and bars to provide drive-thru, carryout, curbside and/or delivery options for patrons.
Like most Chambers of Commerce, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is itself a small business (serving more than 540 member clients) that deserves inclusion within the third piece of federal Coronavirus (COVID-19) relief legislation currently under consideration by the United States Senate.
Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley issued a March 23 Executive Order with the intent of lessoning the hardships that have transpired due to the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).