Decisions made in Springfield directly impact your business, whether it’s taxes, regulations, or workforce issues.
This is your chance to connect with local State Representatives and Senators to ask questions, gain insight, and advocate for your business.
The Q&A will focus on business-related topics, followed by time to speak one-on-one with elected officials, take photos, and build meaningful connections that can influence your future.
Please note: To make the upcoming panel session efficient, the Chamber requests submitting questions in advance. Questions should pertain to business matters exclusively and be provided during registration for the event.
Moderator:
Matt Shipley, Indian Prairie School District #204
NACC Business Works Chair
Panelists:
Senator, John Curran
Senator John Curran has represented the 41st District in Illinois since 2017, and was elected as the Illinois Senate Republican Leader in 2023.
Prior to joining the General Assembly, Curran was an elected DuPage County Board Member for nine years, including serving as the Board’s Vice-Chairman for seven years. In addition, he worked for 19 years as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office both as a criminal prosecutor and later as Chief of the Special Litigation Division in the Civil Bureau. Curran is now in private practice at a law firm in Oak Brook.
Curran holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he played four years of varsity football. He lives in Downers Grove with his wife and four daughters.
Representative, Janet Yang Rohr
Janet Yang Rohr represents Illinois' 41st House District, serving the Naperville, Bolingbrook, and Warrenville communities. She began her first term in January 2021 and is currently serving her third term in the 104th General Assembly.
Janet graduated from and previously served as a school board member for Naperville CUSD 203 schools. She earned her bachelor's degree in English and economics from Northwestern University and her masters in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
As a professional in the investment industry for the last two decades, Janet has been widely quoted and cited for her investment expertise. She's written and researched extensively on retirement and college savings plans, and she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
She and her husband, Dan, live in Naperville with their three kids.
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3:00PM - 3:15 PM | Registration and Networking
3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Program
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