16 ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER CHAMBER ADVOCACY CHAMBER ADVOCACY POST HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Jan. 18, 2025 | The Illinois Chamber of Commerce kicked off the new year with the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce Executives at the Annual Post Holiday Luncheon. It was great to see all of our chamber colleagues from the various chambers. The chamber network is a valuable asset to chambers large and small. President Lou Sandoval and Ryan Gleason from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce addressed the group in the great things happening at the local and national level. Thank you to Dave Carlin of the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce for steering this gathering. We are truly stronger together. CELEBRATING OUR BRIDGE BUILDERS Jan. 28, 2025 | One of our hallmark programs for 2024 was initiating the Bridge Builders Award for Illinois General Assembly members who model the Pro-Growth, Pro-Business, Pro-Illinois focus of our Chamber 2.0 approach. This award is given equally to members of the Senate, House, and both political caucuses who exhibit a bipartisan approach to solving issues facing the Illinois Business Community. On Monday, we gathered at the Chicago Bulls game to honor Senator Meg Cappel, Representative Eva-Dina Delgado, Senator Jil Tracy ,and Representative Jeff Keicher, CLU ChFC CPCU. Several board members and local elected leaders were present. Thank you to Kimberly Pate Godden and Superior Air- Ground Ambulance Service for hosting us. Everyone had a great time watching the Bulls Win, and we recognized some legislative leaders doing great things for business in Illinois! Thank you to Senator Lakesia Collins and Alderperson Silvana Tabares for also joining us! CONGRATULATIONS CUNNINGHAM Feb. 4, 2025 | The Illinois Chamber team had the pleasure of supporting the The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce at their annual Gala this past week. The occasion provided the opportunity to celebrate Andrew Cunning ham, Executive Director of Infrastructure Council who completed his cohort in the Leadership Springfield program. KELTNER SERVES AS JUDGE Mar. 27, 2025 | Illinois Chamber’s Communications Director, Darbi Keltner, had the privilege to serve as a judge in the Illinois Section AWWA District 3 water taste test Tuesday afternoon. This event, organized in collaboration with HDR brings together water producers from the region to compete for the opportunity to participate in WATERCON. We want to congratulate the City of Collinsville for once again taking first place!
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