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An Offer We Should Refuse:
Card Check
President's Message

Doug Whitley, President & CEO

5.12.08 Even though card check is not on the docket in Illinois or in the US Congress right now, labor unions will raise the profile of the issue on the national level as 2008 election races intensify ...

Chamber to Governor: Keep the corporate tax cut, employers can’t afford it

Illinois Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Doug Whitley responded to the Governor’s FY09 budget proposal to cut corporate taxes by saying the Governor could keep the one-time $300 million because businesses can’t afford the proposed annual payroll tax increase that would cost them more than $1
billion.

More detailed analysis in our Government Affairs Report

Illinois Chamber, U of I launch certification program for HR managers

5.1.08 The Illinois Chamber is partnering with the University of Illinois to launch the Illinois HR Excellence program, a certification program for HR practitioners featuring day-long workshops on HR topics.

Don't Miss the 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness in Chicago

The 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness on May 22 will convene the nation's premier leaders of business, government and academia to discuss steps to secure America's position as the most competitive economy in the 21st century and beyond. The Illinois Chamber is pleased to help promote this opportunity to hear Carlos Gutierrez, US Secretary of Commerce, and Henry Paulson, US Secretary of the Treasury, along with a stellar line-up of speakers.