In the morning, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and the Council on Women and Girls released their 2020 report on the state of gender equity in Illinois, with a conscious effort to focus on the experiences of women of color and transgender women.

And here’s a really phenomenal business development: Thanks to a group of incredibly accomplished women founders, The First Women’s Bank of Illinois will open for business later this year.

Thank you Governor Pritzker for your kind remarks. The team is incredibly proud to be building the first new bank in Illinois in more than a decade. It's also the only bank in the country with a focus on women-owned and women led businesses