Chamber News

CHOOSING A WORKFORCE PARTNER OR A VENDOR?
When staffing gets bought like a commodity, the whole conversation shrinks to one number: the bill rate. Compare three quotes, pick the lowest, move on. It feels efficient. But the people who show up on your floor are not interchangeable parts, and the provider who sends them shouldn't act like a parts supplier either. The best workforce partners earn ...

THE NEW FIGHT FOR FREE ENTERPRISE
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently extended its comment period for proposals concerning size standards and its revised size standards methodology to November 20, 2026. Size standards play a central role in determining whether small businesses can access federal contracting opportunities and other programs ...

RATES HIT 7.28%. DUPAGE PRICES HELD. PATIENCE DIDN'T
Values are still climbing across the corridor. What changed is how long buyers take, and how little they’ll forgive an overpriced listing. Here’s what the numbers mean, and what I’d do. If you caught the news this week, it sounded grim. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate a quarter point in September, ...

DUPAGE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER EARNS LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s new DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center at Willowbrook Forest Preserve has achieved LEED v4 Gold certification, recognizing the facility’s sustainable design, energy efficiency, water conservation, ...