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Go Golfing with the Chamber!

A great way to connect with regional business leaders and executives

Enjoy a beautiful course, lunch on the patio, practice on the driving range and a great day of golf! At the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce 2010 Golf Outing, participants will have the chance to enjoy a relaxing game of golf while networking and making important business connections. What better way to spend a day!

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Talent Managers Are Shifting Away From Mental Health & Addiction Stigmas

The Chamber's Workplace Well-Being & Addiction Prevention Practices Committee welcomed almost 100 guests to explore Making Addiction Recovery America's Business. The primary question was whether talent managers are ready for cultural shifts regarding stigmas attached to mental health and addiction disorders. On July 1 the Wellstone-Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) became effective. This federal law expands access to mental health and addiction treatment by prohibiting most health insurance plans from restricting coverage or imposing unequal limitations on treatment options.

Cook County Reduces Sales Tax Rate by 0.50% on July 1

On July 1, 2010, the Cook County sales tax decreased by one half of one percent. In Chicago, the new rate is 9.75%. The sales tax decrease applies to all Cook County municipalities. Please reference your municipality's current sales tax rate to determine your new sales tax rate effective July 1, 2010. Please click here for a copy of the Illinois Department of Revenue's Informational Bulletin.

Chicago City Council Approves Pullman Park Walmart

On June 30, the City Council voted unanimously to support development of the Pullman Park Walmart Store, paving the way for additional stores and creation of thousands of jobs and much-needed city revenues. The effort to develop additional Walmart Stores has been a major public policy initiative of the Chamber for several years and we have supported them from the very beginning. Last month's vote represented a milestone, and a victory, in a long legislative battle.

    

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