There's only two foursomes left available at the hospitality outing of the summer - the 2019 IRA Golf Classic . Grab your brightly-colored polo, straw fedora, and cigars and meet us at St. Andrews Golf & Country Club Wednesday, August 7. Contact Megan Krumwiede to donate a silent auction item.

Last week, the Chicago City Council passed a Fair Workweek ordinance that regulates employers' scheduling practices. For more than two years, the IRA worked to secure and maintain restaurant-friendly concessions in the final ordinance. Here's what you need to know about how this impacts your business.

Website accessibility lawsuits are on the rise. Click here to download a recent IRA presentation on best practices for making websites accessible to persons with disabilities. Contact Matt Quinn with any questions.

The Bon Appétit presents Chicago Gourmet weekend in Millennium Park is an absolute show stopper. And, where there's a great show, there's an equally great encore. Check out the full lineup of Encore Events and purchase your tickets today.
Four Ways You Should be Using Restaurant Data to Grow Sales from Heartland

Personalization is the buzzword of the 21st century. Everyone wants to feel like what they’re getting was made for them. Enter data-driven marketing. Data-driven marketing uses the information gathered from customer sales to personalize future interactions with them. The result: they feel more connected to your brand because you “know” what they like.

Click here to learn more from Heartland .
Top Five Myths about Music Licensing by Dan Spears, Vice President of Industry Relations at BMI

Whenever business owners pay for goods or services, it’s important for them to know what they’re getting. As a leading performing rights organization, BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) knows there is a lot of uncertainty about the need for music licensing, so education is a big part of their outreach.

By partnering with industry associations like the IRA, Dan Spears and BMI help dispel the myths that trouble some business owners until they learn where their fees are going and why.

Check out Dan's answers to five common myths about music licensing.