- Manufacturing
- First Responders
- Food & Agriculture
- US Postal Service
- Public Transit (including train conductors and flight crews)
- Grocery Store Workers
- Correctional Workers and inmates
- Shelters and day-care staff
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources and Information
Vaccine Information
- State of Illinois: Actions to Combat a Resurgance of COVID-19 (2021-01-15)
- State of Illinois: Mass Vaccination Plan version 4.1 (20201-01-11)
- State of Illinois: Restore Illinois Vaccine Distribution Phases 1A and 1B
- State of Illinois: I-CARE (Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange)
- State of Illinois: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Data
- 1/12/21: Vaccine Distribution for Manufacturers & Reduced Mitigations
- 1/6/21: Vaccine Distribution – Closed Pods
- 1/6/21: Vaccine Distribution – Closed Pods UPDATE & FAQ
- 1/15/21: IMA Compiled Local Health Department Vaccine Distribution and Registration Information, with links (updated 1/15/21 at 158PM)
- VedderPrice: COVID-19 Vaccines Receive Emergency Approval: But Can and Should U.S. Employers Force Employees to Take it?
Manufacturing Sourcing Center
Beginning on May 1, manufacturing employers will be required to provide face coverings to all employees who are not able to maintain a minimum of six feet of social distancing at all times. Additionally, all Illinoisans over the age of two years old must wear masks when out in public if they cannot maintain the appropriate social distancing and face masks will be required in all indoor spaces.
In order to help Illinois manufacturers and other businesses procure the appropriate masks and personal protective equipment, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association has created the Manufacturing Sourcing Center below.
If you are interested in procuring any of the products below, please contact the firms listed.
If your company would like to be added to this supplier list, please click here and complete the form.
Illinois manufacturing is strong and we’ll get through this by working together!
Q&As and FAQs
- State of Illinois Mask Mandate FAQ (2020-08-12)
- Restore Illinois Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations (starting November 20, 2020)
- Restore Illinois Phase 4 (starting June 26, 2020) Guidelines for Reopening
- State of Illinois Restore Illinois Regional Phase Dashboard
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Guidelines for Manufacturing (Spanish)
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Manufacturing Toolkit
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Guidelines for Offices (Spanish)
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Offices Toolkit
- Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Safety and Reopening Guide
- Illinois Manufacturers’ Association COVID-19 FAQ
- Internal Revenue Service COVID-19-Related Tax Credits for Required Paid Leave Provided by Small and Midsize Businesses FAQs
- US Department of Treasury: Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs
- US Department of Labor Families First Coronavirus Response Act FAQ
- State of Illinois Coronavirus FAQs
- State of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission COVID-19 Claim FAQ
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker: “Stay At Home” Executive Order FAQ
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Essential Businesses & Operations FAQ
- Illinois Department of Public Health COVID-19 FAQ
- Conn Maciel Carey: FAQs for Employers on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
- Greensfelder Attorneys At Law: COVID-19 Q&A – What Employers Should Know
Illinois Request for Essential Supplies
In the face of crisis, Illinois manufacturers are rising to the challenge and producing life-saving products, making equipment to protect our first responders, keeping our stores filled with food, ensuring that our homes have power, and much more. The women and men on factor floors are making a difference in this battle.
Governor JB Pritzker asked the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and the Illinois Biotechnology Association to lead a brand new coordinated effort in Illinois designed to ramp up production of essential products, foster collaboration by companies wanting to help, increase efficiency, and address regulatory challenges. Many wonderful partners are stepping up and engaging in this effort.
Illinois is facing a critical shortage of essential supplies needed by manufacturers, health care providers, and first responders. These include items such as N95 masks, gloves, gowns, ventilators, sanitizer, and more. All of these products will be used in Illinois to help our local communities.
If you have the ability to donate or provide these products, or need help finding suppliers, please complete these forms.
Conference Calls & Webinars
- May 5, 2020: Food Safety Risk Management: Basics Done Well in the Time of COVID-19
- May 8, 2020, 10AM: Getting Back to Work: Managing Your Remote Workforce
- May 12, 2020, 10AM: Best Practices in Reopening Your Business – Next Steps For Employers & Keeping Employees Safe
- May 19, 2020, 10AM: Return-to-Work Employee Benefits Considerations
- May 20, 2020, 10AM: IMA and FTI Consulting Safety and Reopening Plan
- May 26, 2020, 11:30AM: Getting Back to Work: Reinventing the Supply Chain
- May 28, 2020, 10AM: PPP Loan Forgiveness: Managing the Paperwork Effectively
- June 2, 10 AM: Finding Peace as Employees Come Back to Work
- June 3, 10 AM: Safety Series – Conversation with OSHA Area Directors
- June 10, 10 AM: Safety Series – Executive Forum Best Practices
- June 24, 10 AM: Safety Series -Taking Safety from the Corner Office to the Frontline: What to Say and Do to Demonstrate Commitment
- August 25, 2020: Safety Guidelines Leaving You More Confused?
- December 30, 2020: Federal Stimulus Plan Update
- January 7, 2021: Employee Retention Tax Credits (Registration Required)
Federal Resources and Information
- US Department of Labor:
- DOL COVID-18 and the American Workplace Information Website
- DOL FFCRA Federal Employee Rights Poster
- DOL FFCRA Private Employee Rights Poster (all employers with less than 500 employees)
- US Department of Homeland Security: Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- NIOSH-Approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators
- Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- Interim Guidance (03-15-2020): cancellation or postponement of events with 50+ people
- CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- H.R. 6201 Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Overview Employer Paid Leave Requirements and Tax Credit Provisions (Paid Sick Leave and FMLA)
- US Small Business Administration
- Paycheck Protection Program EZ Forgiveness Application
- Paycheck Protection Program Full Forgiveness Application
- Paycheck Protection Program Application Form
- Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQs
- Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): Small Business Loan Information
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: Expanded Emergency Declaration Under 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2020-002
State of Illinois Resources and Information
- State of Illinois Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response
- Vaccine Distribution
- State of Illinois: Restore Illinois Vaccine Distribution Phases 1A and 1B
- State of Illinois: I-CARE (Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry Exchange)
- State of Illinois Coronavirus FAQs
- Re-Opening Plan: Restore Illinois – A Public Health Approach To Safely Reopen Our State
- Restore Illinois: Actions to Combat a Resurgence of COVID-19 (2020-07-15)
- Restore Illinois Phase 4 (starting June 26) Guidelines for Reopening
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Guidelines for Manufacturing (Spanish)
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Manufacturing Toolkit
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Guidelines for Offices (Spanish)
- Restore Illinois Phase 3 Offices Toolkit
- Vaccine Distribution
- Governor Pritzker
- Coronavirus Press Briefings
- Executive Orders:
- November 18, 2020: “New Mitigations” Executive Order: Executive Order Number 2020-73 (COVID-19 Executive Order Number 69)
- Other Executive Orders related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
- Gov. Pritzker Announces Partnership with Manufacturing and Biotech Industries to Produce Life-Saving Supplies in Illinois
- Illinois Department of Public Health
- Illinois Department of Employment Security – Unemployment Insurance Resources
- IDOT: (Expires 6/28/2020) Movement of Loads in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic on Roads Under Jurisdiction of State of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Development
- Illinois Attorney General – COVID-19 Resources & Price Gauging Information
IMA Resources and Information
- IMA Communication: Vaccine Distribution – Closed Pods (2021-01-06)
- IMA Communication: Vaccine Distribution – Closed Pods UPDATE & FAQ (2021-01-06)
- IMA Safety and Reopening Guide
- IMA COVID-19 FAQ
- IMA: Manufacturing Sourcing Center
- IMA: Illinois Request for Essential Supplies
- Full list of IMA Email Updates on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
- IMA Letter to Governor and Mayor of Chicago on Manufacturing as Essential (March 19, 2020)
- IMA Statement: IMA and IRMA Applaud Repeal of Workers’ Compensation Rule Change
- IMA Press Release: IMA Files Litigation to Block Workers’ Compensation Rules
- IMA Statement: Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Responds to Governor’s ‘Stay at Home’ Order
- IMA Statement: Manufacturers Express Confidence in Illinois Food Supply Chain
- IMA Statement: February 26, 2020: Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update
City and Local Resources and Information
- City of Chicago COVID-19 Information
- Cook County Government Coronavirus Information
- Economic Alliance of Kankakee County: Coronavirus: Response & Recovery in Kankakee MSA
- Rockford Area Economic Development Council: Manufacturing Operational Protocols
Other Resources and Information
- National Association of Manufacturers
- Marsh & McLennan: Returning People to the Workplace Safely
- FTI Consulting: Return to Work Questions Employers Must Answer
- Leaders Bank:
- VedderPrice: Temperature Screening: New Guidance From the CDC, FAQs, and Best Practices
- Cushman Wakefield
- IMEC: Importance of Supply Chain Disruption Planning
- HeplerBroom: The Coronavirus’ Impact on Business Interruption Coverage
- Presidio: COVID-19 Relief Extends Certain Employee Benefit Plan Deadlines
- Greensfelder Attorneys At Law:
- Ice Miller:
- Accion: Comparing the Emergency Loan Funds
- American Institute of CPAs: State Tax Filing Guidance for Coronavirus Pandemic
- Crystal Clean COVID-19 Decontamination Services
- Dry Ice Blasting and Sanitation