Dan Sherry Speaks Out at HCAN/IMSA Event in Waukegan

Here’s Dan Sherry telling his health care tale at the Waukegan Health Care Speakout hosted by Health Care for America Now – our national partner.

Rep. Bill Foster Holds Community Listening Sessions

Live in the 14th Congressional District? Care about health care reform? Here’s a great opportunity to tell Representative Foster what you think about health care. He’s holding open listening sessions on Saturday, January 31st at Jewel grocery stores in Elburn and Sugar Grove. Let’s stress to Rep. Foster that small businesses are serious about reform. [...]

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Health Care Story – Cindy Moylan, IDEA Design, Libertyville

With deductibles, we pay about $26,000 per year on health care. I’d
like to be able to shop around for better prices, but fear that my
husband’s condition will be treated as a pre-existing condition. I am
very concerned about being able to afford coverage for my family in
the future.

Report Released in Glenview and Waukegan

Above: David Borris, James Meerdink, and Dan Sherry discuss Taking the Pulse of Main Street at Kennedy’s Creative Awards in Waukegan. Below: Bob Hausheer, owner of Morning Glory Florist in Glenview, explains how health care costs affect his business.   Below: North Shore business owners with the new report.

January 12, 2009 Media Advisory: Small Business Report Release

On January 15, the Illinois Main Street Alliance will release a new report titled Taking the Pulse of Main Street: Small Businesses, Health Insurance, and Priorities for Reform. The report indicates surprising levels of support among small business owners for a quality public health insurance option, a stronger role for government in making the health care system work, and a willingness among small business owners to contribute for good health care.

NEW REPORT: Taking the Pulse of Main Street

BREAKING NEWS: The Main Street Alliance and state partners released a national report on Thursday, January 15 titled Taking the Pulse of Main Street: Small Businesses, Health Insurance, and Priorities for Reform. The report, based on a survey of 1,200 small business owners in 12 states, addresses small business owners’ current experiences with health insurance [...]

December 18, 2008 Press Release: Announcing Group Formation

300 ILLINOIS MAIN STREET ALLIANCE MEMBERS CALL FOR NEW CONGRESS TO ACT ON HEALTHCARE Chicago—Area small business members of the Illinois Main Street Alliance are calling on Representatives Melissa Bean, Bill Foster, and Mark Kirk to enact comprehensive health care reform in 2009. Though small businesses are among the groups hardest hit by the current [...]

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