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President’s Message
	
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Member Spotlight: Peoples Gas
Feature
	
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Illinois Chamber 2025 Annual Luncheon
	
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Long-Standing Members
	
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Illinois Chamber Energy Partnership
Focus
	
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Employment Law: Leave Request
	
22 	 Amazing Member Kinder Morgan
Connecting 
	
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A Message from the Chair
	
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Meet the Chamber Team
	
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Chamber Hosts Civics Bee
Advocacy 
	
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Chamber Advocacy
	
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Chamber Feed
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September 2025
Volume 11, Number 3
Illinois Business Leader 
Publisher 
Illinois Chamber of Commerce 
Editor 
Laurie Silvey 
(217) 991-8598
lsilvey@ilchamber.org
Contributors 
Maria Bocanegra 
Darbi Keltner
Laurie E. Myer
Madison Monroe
Lou Sandoval
Taylor Smith
Dan Wagner
Graphic Design 
Tonya Voepel
President and CEO 
Lou Sandoval 
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Cullinan Properties | NPL | Birkshire Hathaway - Crosby 
	
	
Starck Real Estate | Ameren Illinois  
	
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United Healthcare
	
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The Inland Real Estate Group 
	
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HR Illinois On-site Training Classes
	
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Reclamation District |  Frog Pickleball | Orland Fire Protection
	
	
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Auto Body | tel-star | BCM Law | Leyden Family Services | 
	
	
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce | Strategia Consulting |
	
	
Rock River Ready Mix | WJS LLC
	
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WorkShareIL
	
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Electronic Payments Coalition
	
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AbbVie
	
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Kinder Morgan
	
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum  | State Farm 
	
	
Finny Rajchel | Senergy | CNNSSA | Lake Springfield Marina 	
	
	
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Illinois Workers’ Compensation Conference | New Laws Forum
	
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UPS
	
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Nicor Gas
	
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Motorola
	
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