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Thursday, August 20, 2015 Small Group Market: Changing Definition » Click here to read the new Health Insurance Blog post by David Kleifield of The Horton Group....
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) DOL Issues Guidance on Classification of Independent Contractors » Click here to see the most recent Health Insurance Council blog post by G reg Gallagher from Mesirow Financial:...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) There is a Silver Lining to the Affordable Care Act » Click here to see the most recent Health Insurance Council blog: There is a Silver Lining to the Affordable C...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 UnitedHealthcare Introduces Healthy Savings to Chicagoland Members » UnitedHealthcare Introduces Healthy Savings to Chicagoland Members UnitedHealthcare is sponsoring a Healthy...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Governor Rauner Signs SB 398 Culinary And Hospitality Modernization Act » (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.; July 15, 2015) – In a measure designed to capitalize on one of Illinois’ main economic engines, Gov. B...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 What Do 1094 and 1095 Mean To You? » Are you an ALE? According to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an ALE is an Applicable Large Employer, meaning an employer th...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 How to Avoid a Potentially Massive Rate Increase » Click here to see the most recent Health Insurance Council blog post by Kris Aufmann, Director of Benefits, Hei...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 A Couple of Key Facts You Need to Know About Employer Sponsored Health Coverage » Click here to see the most recent Health Insurance Council blog post by Dave Brennan, EVP REGIT Inc.: A Couple of Ke...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Restaurants Statewide Applaud Lawmakers for Modernizing Illinois’ Culinary & Hospitality Industries » SB398 will increase sales tax revenue for local municipalities and help create more jobs (SPRINGFIELD; May 31, 20...
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 "The Chef Whisperer" Debuts at James Beard Awards in Chicago » “THE CHEF WHISPERER” DEBUTS AT THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS IN CHICAGO Chicago’s Culinary Greats May Have Future...
Thursday, March 12, 2015 Proud to Announce the Health Insurance Council, presented by UnitedHealthcare » Health Insurance Council It has never been easier for restaurants and foodservice operators to wrap their arms around...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 Illinois Restaurant Association Names New Board Chair » Chicago Tribune, February 4, 2015 VIEW ARTICLE
Monday, January 26, 2015 A Restaurant Survival Guide For Quarter One » A RESTAURANT SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR QUARTER ONE Illinois Restaurant Association provides tips for restaurateurs to take 201...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Illinois Restaurant Association Introduces Online Food Handler Certification » ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION INTRODUCES ONLINE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION Restaurants Can Meet Required Training wit...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Extra! Extra! IRA Celebrates Centennial Year With 37th Annual Restaurateurs Event » EXTRA! EXTRA! ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL YEAR WITH 37th ANNUAL RESTAURATEURS EVENT From the...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Brazilian Bowl in Lakeview Offers More Than Just Beef » BRAZILIAN BOWL IN LAKEVIEW OFFERS MORE THAN JUST BEEF http://abc7chicago.com/food/brazilian-bowl-in-lakeview-offers-more-...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Russian-French fine-dining brasserie coming to Wheeling » Russian-French fine-dining brasserie coming to Wheeling October 29, 2014 A Russian-French fine-dining brasserie called D...
Thursday, September 18, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Dawn Sweeney on MSNBC: Restaurants Provide a "Full Menu of Opportunity" » A full menu of opportunity 09/17/14 09:47 PM By Dawn Sweeney Editor’s note: This op-ed is a response to “Th...
Monday, August 18, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Leather Medic Announces New Chicagoland Location » Leather Medic Announces New Chicagoland Location Leather Medic’s mobile-based business announces its newest location in...
Saturday, July 12, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Op-Ed By Sam Sanchez and Scott DeFife: Boosting Hourly Law Only Hurts Workers » Boosting hourly law only hurts workers By Sam Sanchez and Scott DeFife July 11, 2014 9:16PM Updated: July 12, 2014 2:10AM...
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Op-Ed By Steve Palmer: Fix Obamacare for Small Business » Fix Obamacare for Small Business By Steve Palmer June 12, 2014 Many say that Washington is gridlocked and broken, bu...
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Denny's in Joliet Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification » Denny’s in Joliet Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification June 17, 2014 JOLIET – Will County Executi...
Monday, January 20, 2014 ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR » ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR (CHICAGO, IL – January 20, 2014) – The Illinois Re...
Thursday, October 31, 2013 IRA PRESENTS FROM THE CHEF’S TABLE: THE 36th ANNUAL RESTAURATEURS FOR EDUCATION GALA » ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS FROM THE CHEF’S TABLE: THE 36th ANNUAL RESTAURATEURS FOR EDUCATION GALA An...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET 2013: MORE FOOD, DRINK, SUN & FUN IN YEAR SIX » BON APPÉTIT PRESENTS CHICAGO GOURMET 2013: MORE FOOD, DRINK, SUN & FUN IN YEAR SIX Save the Date: September...
Friday, April 26, 2013 KENDALL COLLEGE PARTNERS WITH ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TO OFFER TUITION BENEFIT » Kendall College Partners with Illinois Restaurant Association to Offer Tuition Benefit IRA member employees statewide o...
Monday, March 11, 2013 ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS MAYOR EMANUEL’S NEWLY ANNOUNCED SMALL BUSINESS CENTER » ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS MAYOR EMANUEL’S NEWLY ANNOUNCED SMALL BUSINESS CENTER (Chicago, Ill.; M...
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