Clark Kaericher | Vice President of Government Affairs | 618-806-1501

Tech Council Meeting This Tuesday. Register Today!

Our next Tech Council meeting will be August 30^th from 11 to 1. The event will be at the Chamber’s Chicago office at 70 West Madison. I’m pumped for our guests which include House Cybersecurity Chair Lamont Robinson, DoIT Secretary Ricker and Assistant Secretary Ragle.

This will be the first-time meeting in person since 2019 and I can’t wait to see many of you face to face.  The event is free to Tech Council Members. Please take a moment to register here: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ejblaoi8088f36a1&oseq=&c=&ch=

BIPA Supreme Court Scheduling Update

The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the case of Tims v. Black Horse Carriers for September 22nd. 

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce filed a brief in this case.  If we prevail, this will significantly reduce liability. Once again, our friends at Shook, Hardy & Bacon have done outstanding work on behalf of the business community.  Here is Shook's Matt Wolfe's summary of both the brief and the appellate court ruling: 

The Appellate Court “split the baby” and held that claims under BIPA section 15(c) (sale of biometrics) and 15(d) (disclosure of biometrics) are subject to the one-year statute of limitations for “publication of matter violating the right of privacy”; but claims under BIPA sections 15(a) (failure to have and comply with a biometrics policy), 15(b) (failure to abide by BIPA’s notice and consent procedure), and 15(e) (failure to store biometrics with due care) are subject to the “catch-all” five-year statute of limitations.  

As you will recall, a major theme of our brief was that BIPA’s overarching intent is to protect against the disclosure of biometrics. Accordingly, we argued that the one-year SOL should apply to all claims under BIPA because they all either involve or are designed to protect against unauthorized publication of private information. Although the Court acknowledged that BIPA is designed to protect a secrecy right, it did not address our argument in any detail. Instead, the Court said the statute was unambiguous and that was all it needed to consider. 

Illinois Chamber Annual Luncheon- Sponsorships Available!  

The Chamber’s biggest event of the year is our annual luncheon. This year’s event will be held at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago on October 6th from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. We have a fantastic lineup.  

The agenda includes our one-hour pre-event reception “All Council Mix & Mingle”. The luncheon program is the “Future of Energy and Impact on Illinois: Actions of the Federal Reserve”. Featured speakers include the Chief Sustainability Officer at Boeing, the Vice President of Strategic and Corporate Planning at CITGO and the CEO of LS Power.  We will also hear from Charles Evans, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.  

Sponsorship of the All Council Mix & Mingle is available for $2,500.00. Benefits of sponsorship are: 

· Two seats for your company at the Annual Luncheon 

· Acknowledgement on signage at pre-event reception, on website, and 

invite for the event 

· Exhibitor space to highlight your company during the pre-event reception. 

View more about the sponsorship levels here.

For more information or to register call Clark Kaericher at (618) 806-1501 or ckaericher@ilchamber.org or go to www.ilchamber.org/annual-meeting 

The event is always a great time and I hope to see you there!  

The Special Session That Wasn't 

For months the talk in Springfield centered on a special session dealing primarily with abortion and guns.  With less than 80 days to the election, and a lack of consensus on the specifics of these two hot button issues, it is now looking very unlikely that lawmakers return to Springfield before the scheduled Veto Session.  

As a reminder, the General Assembly has released the schedule for veto session. Lawmakers will be back in Springfield Tuesday, November 15 -November 17 as well as November 29-December 1.  

View and download the veto calendar here.  

Articles of Interest 

Amazon plans to expand into health care, smart homes

Microsoft and Amazon reportedly halt plans to build data centers in Ireland

Google will modify search algorithms to tackle clickbait

DoorDash is testing delivery of Facebook Marketplace orders

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