ELMHURST, Ill., December 30, 2003 – As part of a new program of monthly member promotions, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is encouraging residents, businesspeople, visitors and tourists to patronize our nearly 50 member businesses in the banking, insurance and investment services in January. The Chamber’s monthly promotion coincides with the start of the new calendar year.
“The residents of Elmhurst enjoy a wide range of banks, investment firms and insurance companies capable of satisfying all of their personal, family and business financial needs,” said John R. Quigley, President of the Elmhurst Chamber.
The Chamber boasts 14 banks with 19 locations serving the Elmhurst Community, along with one credit union and one finance company.
Community Bank of Elmhurst, which has two locations in Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road and 133 North York Street), is sponsoring the annual “State of the City” Mayoral Address featuring Elmhurst Mayor Thomas D. Marcucci as the Keynote Speaker at the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on January 14. The program will be taped for rebroadcast on “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 of Comcast during February.
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street), Community Bank of Elmhurst, LaSalle Bank (1000 South York Street and 205 North Addison Avenue), US Bank (536 South York Street and 513 Spring Road) and Bank One (136 North York Street) are all corporate sponsors of Elmfest, the Chamber’s three-day community festival held in June.
Like Community Bank, LaSalle Bank and US Bank, Charter One Bank (100 Addison Avenue and 590 South York Street) and Suburban Bank & Trust Company (150 East Butterfield Road and 400 West Lake Street) also have two locations in town.
Banks in Elmhurst include CIB Bank (299 North York Street), MB Financial Bank (990 North York Street) and United Community Bank (880 North York Street).
Other banks serving the Elmhurst area are Harris Bank Oakbrook Terrace (17W695 Roosevelt Road, Oakbrook Terrace), National Bank of Commerce (5500 St. Charles Road, Berkeley), The Private Bank & Trust Company (1603 16th Street, Oak Brook) and Villa Park Trust & Savings Bank (10 South Villa Avenue, Villa Park).
Visit www.elmhurstchamber.org for a complete list of members providing banking, insurance and investment services.
There are 14 insurance agencies representing a dozen member companies where residents can secure a range of policies covering their life, health, home and property.
Insurance companies and agencies include AFLAC (0S582 Cedar Avenue),
AIG-American General (10823 West Barry Avenue, Melrose Park), Allstate Insurance/Richard Ingram (538A West North Avenue), Allstate Insurance/Mark Van Zeelt (340 West Butterfield Road), Country Companies/John Peterson (533 South York Street, Suite F), Country Insurance & Financial Services (314 Eggleston Avenue), The David Agency Insurance (385 North York Street), Eric Duncan Group (P.O. Box 573), Farmers Insurance/McNicholas Insurance Agency (120 North York Street), Humbert Insurance Agency (188 Industrial Drive, Suite 430), MassMutual Financial Group (20 North Clark Street, Suite 1850, Chicago), The MONY Group (700 Commerce Drive, Suite 430, Oak Brook), Russell F. Caforio & Associates (1910 South Highland Avenue, Suite 218, Lombard), State Farm/Sharon Sullivan (133 West Vallette Street) and Stolper State Farm Insurance (447 North York Street).
A total of 16 member businesses provide an array of financial services, including brokering and planning.
The financial services list includes Centaurus Financial (110 Schiller Street, Suite 210), Edward Jones Investments/Jeff McGinnis (112A South York Street), Financial Consultants Group (377 East Butterfield Road, Suite 480, Lombard), Merrill Lynch (1699 East Woodfield Drive, Schaumburg), Mesirow Financial (One Oakbrook Terrace, Suite 300, Oakbrook Terrace), Milano Financial Services (873 Hillcrest), Smith Barney/Ron Lambke (One Tower Lane, Suite 2200, Oakbrook Terrance), Wolf Financial Group (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) and World Financial Group (180 West Park Avenue, Suite 301).
Financial planners are A.G. Edwards & Sons/Schuster (One Lincoln Center, Suite 900, Oakbrook Terrace), American Express Financial Advisor (6400 Shafer Court, Suite 150, Rosemont), Wachovia Securities (1515 West 22nd Street, Suite 700, Oak Brook) and MassMutual.
Financial brokerages are Edward Jones Investments/Jason Janes (115 West Vallette Street), Smith Barney/Daniel Antioho (One Tower Lane, Suite 2200, Oakbrook Terrace) and Mesirow Financial.
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