b'CHAMBER ADVOCACYHERNANDEZ ON PANEL TO DISCUSS DATA PRIVACY LAWSDecember 16, 2025 | Ramiro Hernandez with the Illinois Chambers Government Relations team was honored to join an insightful panel discussion on the state of national data privacy laws and their increasing importance from both a consumer protection and economic development perspective. The event was hosted as part of The Council of State Governments 2025 National Conference in Chicago. Ramiro joined a distinguished panel of policymakers from Illinois and Canada, including IL State Representative Kim du Buclet - 5th, in addition to several privacy law experts from the private sector. Thank you to Chamber Member Lenovo for hosting this event.CELEBRATING LAURIE SILVEYDecember 12, 2025 | Celebrating Laurie Silvey and her remarkable six years of leadership as State Chair for Illinois ESGR! Laurie completed her term on September 30th and proudly passed the flag to the new chair on December 10th. She is pictured with incoming chair Dave MacDonna and National ESGR Chair John F Sampa at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial during the Wreaths Across America ceremony, an inspiring moment to mark the transition! All of us at the Illinois Chamber thank you for your outstanding service, commitment, and lasting impact on the Illinois ESGR community.DIPLOMATS MEET WITH GOVERNOROF ARGENTINADecember 5, 2025 | We were honored to participate in a meeting with Gov-ernor Gustavo Senz of Salta, Argentina, hosted by Consul General Lucas Gioja at the Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago. This brought together political leaders, diplomats, and business executives from across the Midwest to explore investment, trade, and collaboration. Governor Senz highlighted Saltas commitment to stability, legal security, and predictabilitykey pillars for attracting foreign investment.CHAMBER HOSTS ROUND TABLE WITH LEADER FROM SPAINDecember 2, 2025 | The Illinois Chamber was honored to host a roundtable with Mr. Martn Tobalina, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs of the Castilla y Len Region of Spain. This event brought together an exceptional group of leaders, including Chambers Board Member Roberto Ramrez (Tidy), mem-bers Cesar Rolon (World Fashion Festival), Caitlyn Abbey (ISA), Chris Straley and Alec Gramonc (CoreSite), and Scott Fetters, Executive Director of partner incubator 2112. 18ILLINOIS BUSINESS LEADER'