Doris Symonds of Peoria, Illinois just received notice that not only did she win the State of Illinois Women in Business Champion of the Year 2011 Award, she also won the Regional Women in Business Champion of the Year Award. The Regional Award includes strong competitive small business women nominees from Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota and Michigan of Region 5. Doris and the other award winners will be honored at the 2011 Small Business Week Awards Reception and Presentation Ceremony to be held in Chicago. This event will be sponsored by the United States Small Business Administration, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Small Business Development Center Network and SCORE-Counselors to America’s Small Business.