Thanks to all who sent their kind thoughts, well wishes and offers of assistance in advance of my June 21 right knee replacement surgery at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, and cards and food since. I have recovered well enough to spend time in the office every day this past week, but I look forward to a long weekend off in celebration of the Fourth of July.
Starting June 2 and running through September 16, the Explore Elmhurst Express Trolley offers visitors and residents a FREE 30-minute ride connecting downtown Elmhurst, the Spring Road Business District and York & Vallette Business District.
Elmhurst’s Umbrella Sky Project made its official debut in the Schiller Walkway in downtown Elmhurst the evening of April 29, with additional displays going up along north York Street and outside the Elmhurst Art Museum over the next two weeks, respectively.
Early voting for the April 4 Consolidated Elections will be available at Elmhurst City Hall (209 North York Street) and polling places across DuPage County will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Any eligible voter in DuPage can access any polling location within the county.
The Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee on which I serve will stage its 26th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade down Spring Road on Saturday, March 4, at 12 noon, stepping off north from Wilson Street and marching to the former Silverado Grill.
In her 2023 State of American Business Address on January 12 to businesses, business organizations and chamber of commerce across America and the world, United States Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Suzanne Clark urged federal government to reject partisan politics, pursue an actionable agenda to strengthen America and give businesses the best opportunity to succeed.
A handful of the 33 inductees participated in the December 15 unveiling of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ECCI) Centennial Celebration NFP’s Civic Hall of Fame public memorial held at the Elmhurst Public Library.
Community Bank of Elmhurst will again host our Chamber’s Annual Holiday Business After Hours on Thursday, December 8, from 5 to 7 p.m.
On Friday, November 11, at 10:30 a.m., Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187, City of Elmhurst, Elmhurst Park District and our Chamber will commemorate Elmhurst’s Veterans Day during their annual ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Willd Park, followed by a luncheon in the Legion’s Normandy Banquet Room.
In celebration of Chamber of Commerce Week in Illinois, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry is sponsoring a month of networking and fundraising events, and offer recruitment incentives for new and reactivating members.
Along with more than fellow 20 Illinois chamber of commerce executives (and members of their staff), I participated in the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Annual Convention at the JW Marriott in downtown Indianapolis from July 26-29—our first in-person gathering since 2019 in Long Beach in southern California prior to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic.