The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization promoting business in the Chicago metropolitan area of the United States. The organization is located in Suite 2200 in the Aon Center in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Association of Commerce and Industry, as it was originally known, formed in 1904. In 1992, the organization took on the name Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber is headed by Jerry Roper, its President and CEO, who is a national figure in the United States business community. Since 1993, he has been an outspoken advocate for business growth, job creation, entrepreneurship, and civic activity in Chicago and throughout the country.
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