The Chicagoland Chamber pushes a proactive agenda at all levels of government. It includes working with our elected officials, member companies and countless partner organizations to confront the economic challenges of our time. Annually it publishes the Chicagoland Business and Legislative Advocacy Agenda which provides the guiding framework of policies and proposals that the Chamber supports for the coming year -- a working document that reflects our priorities.

The Chicagoland Chamber staff and members also serve on many regional and issue focused coalitions in the Chicago and the State of Illinois.

To add your input to the legislative process, join one of the Chamber’s policy focused forums.

• Public Policy Committee
• Government Affairs Forum
• Taxation Forum
• Transportation Infrastructure Forum
• Environmental Forum
• Employment Law Forum

For more information, contact Michael Mini, Vice President of Public Policy.

Policy Priorities 

To keep our region moving forward, the Chicagoland Chamber pushes a proactive agenda at all levels of government.  That includes working with our elected officials, member companies and countless partner organizations to confront the economic challenges of our time.

The 2012 Public Policy Legislative Report includes a summary of Chamber activities and results as measured against priorities established in the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce 2012 Legislative Agenda.

The report addresses the Chamber's strong push for public employee pension reform, development of a Chicago casino, a phase-out of the Chicago head tax, elimination of the 1 percent Cook County sales tax, our work with the City of Chicago, State of Illinois and Cook County, and our 2012 Legislative Agenda with Outcomes.

You can learn more about the Chamber’s formal policy statement on bottom-line issues affecting business by reading the 2012 Chamber Legislative Policy Statement. Published annually, it provides the guiding framework of policies and proposals that the Chamber supports for the coming year -- a working document that reflects our priorities. The agenda is developed by Chamber members through our committees, is adopted by the Chamber’s Board of Directors, and is distributed to elected officials, community leaders and media as “the” unified voice of the Chicagoland business community.

Click here to download the Chamber's 2013 Legislative Agenda.

Some of the issues that our agenda targets include:

• Maintaining a competitive and fair tax climate
• Creating an education system that produces a qualified workforce Improving our region's transportation infrastructure
• Balancing environmental and economic interests
• Promoting economic development in Illinois
• Improving the technology and entrepreneurial infrastructure

 
For more information, please contact Michael Mini, Vice President of Public Policy.