Chicagoland Chamber Of Commerce

Chicago didn't become one of the leading commerce centers by creating barriers to progress. Chicago has earned its reputation as a great place for business by having bold vision, strong...

A June 1 letter from suburban business groups, "Peotone solves capacity and economic problems," discussing the future of O'Hare International Airport, was correct in one argument: "The time to act...

The Chicago region's traffic congestion problem is an important issue to the business community ("Burning gas, not miles, Study ranks Chicago 3rd worst in U.S. traffic congestion," Page 1, May...

The headline "Big share of city scores at lowest level in state" (Metro, Sept. 15) would make it difficult to sell Chicagoland as a great place to live, work and...

As the Chicagoland region recovers from our early January record snows, it's time to give credit, look at the shortcomings of some of our infrastructure and plan for the future....

"Quieter jets don't sway O'Hare neighbors" (Metro Northwest, Sept. 23) may have left readers with a mistaken impression that the majority of residents in the O'Hare vicinity feel that noise...

The Oct. 19 editorial "Measuring McCormick Place reform" was right on target when it said, "Now for the hard part--making these reforms stick. . ." Trade shows and conventions are...

Thanks for your "Cook County's copycat `living wage' "(Editorial, Sept. 17), reinforcing the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce's position regarding living-wage mandates at any level of government. We fought against a...

As president of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, I want to respond to John McCarron's column "Since when do yuppies scare off factories?" (Op-Ed, Oct. 13). Simply put, it's not...

The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce takes exception to the Oct. 21 editorial ("These tax breaks earned veto") positioning tax climate issues and education reform as "either/or" propositions. Both must be...