Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Candidates Forum
The League of Women Voters of Elmhurst (585 Prospect Avenue) will host a Candidates Forum in the Auditorium at Bryan Middle School (111 West Butterfield Road) on Wednesday, February 16, starting at 7:00 p.m. Candidates for Park Board, School Board, City Alderman, City Clerk, City Treasurer and Mayor will be invited to speak about their qualifications and vision. For more info, call Jan Dorner at 832-8089 or visit www.lwvelmhurst.org.
Business After Hours
Fresh Start Cafй (1038 South York Street) and Floor Coverings International (825 East Roosevelt Road, Suite 178, Lombard) will co-host the Chamber Business After Hours at Fresh Start on Thursday, February 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
Casa San Carlo Retirement Community (420 North Wolf Road, Northlake) will host the Chamber Membership Breakfast on Tuesday, February 15, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Multi-Chamber Business Luncheon
Noted economic expert Carl Tannenbaum, Chief Economist at LaSalle Bank, will be the Keynote Speaker for a Business Luncheon co-sponsored by Elmhurst and six other area chambers at the Ashton Place, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, on Friday, February 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. His topic is titled, “Balancing Our Books.” Registration and networking begins at 11:30 a.m., with the London broil lunch service starting at 11:55 a.m. The cost is $25.00 per person for members of the sponsoring chambers. Non-member cost is $30.00 per person.
New Members
The following two businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
L’Athar Mediterranean Cuisine (149 North Addison Avenue), restaurant, Ina Bisharat, 530-8418; and
Spring Road Auto Spa (459 Spring Road), car wash, Chris Suyko, 832-8464.
Newsmakers
SBC Communications (225 West Wesley, Wheaton) announced plans to acquire AT&T to create “the nation’s premier communications company with unmatched global reach” for residential consumers and business customers alike.
The David Agency (385 North York Street) has announced the addition of R&K Insurance Agency, a 72-year-old family-owned agency based in Downers Grove, to its family of companies.
The Elmhurst City Centre Board of Directors appointed Carole Thorpe, Interim Executive Director, and Tara Esposito, former Marketing Director, as Co-Executive Directors, effective February 1. Thorpe will be in charge of Finance and Operations, while Esposito will handle Downtown Services and Marketing.
One-Stop Business Portal
Business owners will be able to find information on virtually all state regulations and download forms as part of an improved one-stop business portal, www.business.illinois.gov, which the state put on line on February 3.
Online Wage Reporting CD
The Social Security Administration has produced on new CD to help small employers electronically file W-2 wage information online. For more info, contact Danita Holley, Office of External Affairs, at (410) 965-4826 or OEA.Net.Post@ssa.gov.
Special Events
The Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (P.O. Box 291), in partnership with the City of Elmhurst and Elmhurst City Centre, will sponsor the third annual Cool Kiddie Cars with a Cooool Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang theme. A limited supply of cars can be sponsored at a cost of $1,500.00 prior to March 1 and $1,900.00 thereafter. Call City Centre at 993-1600 for more info.
Friends For Steven (P.O. Box 5994, Buffalo Grove), a Pediatric Cancer Foundation, will host “An Oscar Evening with Richard Roeper” at the Sound Bar, 226 West Ontario, Chicago, on Saturday, February 12, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Ticket costs are $100.00 in advance and $125.00 at the door. For more info, call (312) 322-0001 or visit www.friendsforsteven.org.
Timothy Christian Schools (188 West Butterfield Road) will host an Open House on Sunday, February 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will present “Golden Glory,” featuring violinist Yuan-Qing Yu, Assistant Concertmaster with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, at Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue), on Sunday, February 13, at 3:00 p.m. Call 941-0202 for more info or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.
Elmhurst’s GreenMan Theatre Troupe (203 Maple Avenue), with sponsorship from Chicago Records Management (10545 Waveland Avenue, Franklin Park) will present “The Fantastiks” at the Masonic Temple on Fridays and Saturdays, February 18-19 and 25-26, at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays, February 20 and 27, at 2:00 p.m. Ticket costs are $15.00 for adults and $12.00 for seniors and students with ID. For tickets, call Trudi at (708) 447-3514 or e-mail greenmantheatre@sbcglobal.net.
The Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Avenue) and Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will both display the American landscapes of local artist Lee Sturges (1865-1954) in the exhibit “Lee Sturgis: Points of View” from February 19 through May 15.
Elmhurst flutist Mary Stolper, a DePaul University School of Music faculty member, will perform “Winter Radiance” at the Monday Evening Concert Series at Bethel United Church of Christ (315 East St. Charles Road) on February 21 at 7:30 p.m. Call 279-4040 for more info.
The Elmhurst Lions Club will host its 19th Annual Pizza Party, featuring pizza from Roberto’s Ristorante & Pizzeria (483 Spring Road) at Sandburg Middle School (345 East St. Charles Road) on Saturday, March 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A donation of $7.00 per person is requested, with children six and under free.
“State of the City” Mayoral Address
The Annual “State of the City” Mayoral Address, featuring Elmhurst Mayor Thomas D. Marcucci, co-sponsored by the Chamber and Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road), will air on “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 of Comcast throughout February on Monday and Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 8:00 p.m