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December 2025
Volume 11, Number 4
Illinois Business Leader 
Publisher 
Illinois Chamber of Commerce 
Editor 
Laurie Silvey 
(217) 991-8598
lsilvey@ilchamber.org
Contributors 
Diandra L. Abate 
Matthew G. Gorski
Darbi Keltner
Dan Wagner
Graphic Design 
Tonya Voepel
Interim President and CEO 
Dan Wagner 
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