Even before July 1—when the State of Illinois doubled its motor fuel tax from 19 cents to 38 cents per gallon to help fund $45 billion in transportation infrastructure projects—Elmhurst residents and business were already curb deep in road construction projects.
Happy Fourth of July week!!! If you’re driving for this holiday weekend, be aware that the State of Illinois doubled its motor fuel tax from 19 cents to 38 cents per gallon, effective today, to help fund $45 billion in transportation infrastructure projects. The state gas tax now will increase automatically based on the rate of inflation.
Racing up to the May 31 Illinois General Assembly session deadline and then through last weekend’s overtime, both the House of Representatives and Senate passed ground-breaking legislation to expand gambling, legalize cannabis use and sales (marijuana), change the state’s Constitution to allow a graduated income tax and fund $45 billion in transportation infrastructure projects—all supported by first-year Governor J.B. Pritzker and integral to his $40 million state budget proposal.
On Monday, May 27, thousands of patriotic citizens will line the streets throughout downtown Elmhurst and along the way to the Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park for the 101st edition of Elmhurst’s Memorial Day Parade—marking our community’s start of a second century to “Always Remember” our nation’s military men and women.
I am e-mailing my President’s Message for April 2019 to you a weekend early to avoid any April Fool’s Day confusion. No fooling.
Businesspeople (including numerous Chamber members) and students gathered today in the Frick Center at Elmhurst College for “The ABCS of Gens Y and Z” workshop designed to better connect employers with their workforce younger than Gen X.
My thanks to you Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry members and guests who braved the inclement weather on January 25 to ring out our Centennial Celebration at our 100th Annual Award Gala at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel—the inaugural event staged in the hotel’s newly-renovated main floor ballroom.
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry members and guests will officially ring our Centennial Celebration at our 100th Annual Award Gala in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel on Friday, January 25, from 5 to 9 p.m.
As we head into the final month of our Centennial Celebration year, I am excited to report that the $150,000 goal for the Ralph P. Pechanio Student Internship Endowment Fund at Elmhurst College has surpassed its goal thanks to yet another generous gift by the fund’s namesake benefactor.
Hello from sunny Phoenix, Arizona, where I am fortunate enough to be playing in the Men’s Senior Baseball League World Series (60 and over) at major league complexes across the metropolitan area.
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Board of Director late last month voted its endorsement of the $168.5 million referendum for Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 appearing on the November General Election ballot, as recommended by our Governmental Affairs Committee.
In celebration of Chamber of Commerce Week in Illinois, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry will sponsor a month of networking and special events, stage our annual new member recruitment campaign and kickoff the public sales of our Elmhurst-Opoly board game.