CHAMBER MEMBERS TO GET VIP TREATMENT
AT WOLF & COMPANY BUSINESS PROGRAMS
ELMHURST, Ill., January 25, 2002 – The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Wolf & Company LLP (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) have formed a mutually beneficial partnership to allow Chamber members to attend the business education programs and seminars reserved for The Wolf VIP Club.
“This partnership will provide Chamber members with a unique opportunity to access knowledge and expertise to help them improve upon their business operations,” said Chamber President John R. Quigley. “It also speaks to the commitment that members like Wolf & Company make in support of our Chamber.”
The first partnership program—featuring Elmhurst Police Chief John Millner and Jay Jordan, Co-Portfolio Manager, Eagle Asset Management (Tampa, Fla.)—will take place at River Forest County Club, 15W 468 Grand Avenue, Elmhurst, on Tuesday, February 19, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. A breakfast buffet will be provided.
The Chamber cost is only $10.00 per person with a limit of 50 members and reservations are required by Monday, February 11. Members can RSVP by calling the Chamber office at (630) 834-6060 or via e-mail at info@elmhurstchamber.org.
Registration and breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m., and the program starts at 9:00 a.m. Each speaker will be given 45 minutes, including time for questions and answers.
Millner, who is also President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and a Republican candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, will discuss a variety of topics of interest—terrorism, security, scams, drugs and our youth—to all citizens.
Jordan will provide attendees with his market outlook for 2002.
Millner, who is a Director on Community Bank of Elmhurst’s Board and an associate member of the Elmhurst Chamber, rose from the ranks of patrolman to become Elmhurst’s Police Chief in 1986. In that capacity, he oversees a staff of more than 120 employees and an annual budget of $10 million.
His commitment to law enforcement includes service as Chairman of the Illinois Attorney General’s Violence to Children Task Force, President of the Law Enforcement Foundation of Illinois, Co-Chairman of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids (Illinois) and Chairman of the DuPage County Chiefs of Police Major Crimes Task Force.
Millner also is an appointed member of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority’s Board (by the Governor), Governor’s Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes, Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Council, State of Illinois Legislative Committee on Juvenile Justice and Governor’s Task Force Training and Curriculum on Domestic Violence.
He is a member of the National Advisory Board of The Institute for Public Safety Partnerships, University of Illinois, National Advisory Committee of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Board of Directors of the Law Enforcement Executive Institute of Illinois, Illinois Attorney General’s School Safety & Firearms Committee, Voices for Illinois Children’s Committee, Illinois Municipal League Public Safety Committee and the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Legislative Committee.
Millner holds an Associate of Science degree in Police Administration from Triton College in River Grove, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Justice from Lewis University in Romeoville and a Master of Arts degree in Law Enforcement Administration from Western Illinois University in Macomb.
Established in 1918, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is a voluntary organization of business and professional men and women who have joined together to promote the civic and commercial progress of the community.
The Chamber also serves the needs of its members through services, programs and events that provide opportunities for networking and referral, business education, development and promotion, governmental representation and community involvement.