The Illinois House returns to Springfield this week; the Senate is not in session. With House committee members newly appointed by both party caucuses, numerous committee meetings are scheduled. (Read the full article for some of the pending bills that the Chicagoland Chamber will be weighing in on during this week’s hearings.) Rep. John Bradley continues as the chair of the Revenue and Finance Committee, as does Rep. Ken Dunkin as chair of the Tourism and Conventions Committee. Rep. LaShawn Ford has been named chair of the new Small Business Empowerment & Workforce Development Committee, and has reached out to the Chicagoland Chamber for ideas in developing his agenda.
By leveraging our extensive network of state and local chambers along with three million business affiliates, we hope to create an environment in which thousands of our nation's heroes can find second careers in their home states and local communities.
Our event will take place on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. The USCC is joining with the Illinois and Chicagoland Chambers of Commerce along with the McCormick Foundation and the Illinois Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee on this important initiative that we hope you will participate in as an employment partner at the job fair.
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