Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Business After Hours
The Chamber’s Business After Hours will be co-hosted by Defrees & Fiske (200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago) at Wok ‘N Fire (118 Schiller Street) on Tuesday, April 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Business Beautification Awards
The 2004 Elmhurst Business Beautification Awards breakfast cosponsored by the Chamber and Elmhurst Economic Development Corporation (EEDC) at Athar Restaurant (149 Addison Avenue) will air on Channel 6 on b>Comcast on Thursday, March 25, at 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. Ten of 12 recipients are Chamber members, including Athar, Bassett Furniture Gallery (621 West North Avenue), Bits N Pieces (108 West Second Street), Egg Harbor Cafй (140 Palmer Drive), Elm Brook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (127 West Diversey Avenue), Elmhurst Public Library (125 Prospect Avenue), Elmhurst Toyota (440 West Lake Street), Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar, Acker & Kern, PC (533 West North Avenue, Suite 204), Mehta Motors (463 Spring Road) and York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road).
Membership Breakfast
The Elmhurst Police Department (125 East First Street) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Thursday, April 15, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following 12 businesses, not-for-profits and individuals joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Cold Stone Creamery (116 North York Street), ice cream shop, Diane Kocurek, 530-9300;
Cottage Hill Inspections, Inc. (411 Cottage Hill Avenue), home inspections, Larry Coha, 530-5201;
Creative Media Consultants (875 North Addison Avenue), advertising agency, Gary Safron;
Elmhurst Auto Group (440 West Lake Street), Elmhurst Toyota, BMW of Elmhurst, Jaguar Elmhurst auto dealerships, Kurt Schiele, (800) 266-3000;
Elmhurst Dodge (750 North York Street), new and used vehicles, John Santiago, 532-2332;
Elmhurst Garage Door Service (P.O. Box 542), garage door installation and repair, Jim O’Connor, 834-0300;
La La Land (112 South York Street), children’s boutique, Rosanne Brucci, 834-5252 (after May opening);
Law Offices of Mary A. Mazurk (100 South York Street, Suite 222), law practice, Mary Mazurk, 617-5700;
Marianne S. Laskowski, DC (103 Haven Road, Suite 4), chiropractor, Dr. Laskowski, 782-6670;
Regency Garages (450 North York Street), garage builder and home remodeler, Terry Roszkiewicz, 993-0476;
Soma Health Care Center S.C. (386 North York Street, Suite 209), chiropractic and message therapy, Lawrence Rugg, DC, 530-4500; and
Stardust Bowl (37 East Lorraine Avenue, Addison 60101), bowling alley, Henry Barber, 833-1040.
Newsmakers
Christie Cederborg, a Funeral Director at Pedersen-Ryberg Mortuary (435 North York Street), recently qualified for re-certification of the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP) by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP). Academy credits were awarded based on her personal and professional growth in academic activities, professional activities, career review, and community and civic activities.
Lynn Marketing Group, formerly owned by Todd and Carol (Nelson) Collins, recently moved from Elmhurst to a 140,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Bloomingdale and is now doing a wide spectrum of marketing services as Diamond Marketing Solutions.
Timothy Christian High School (188 West Butterfield Road) won the Mock Trial State Championship in Springfield the first weekend in March and will compete at nationals in Florida over Mother’s Day weekend. The title is Timothy’s fourth in five years and fifth in seven years.
Special Events
“Salute to Hollywood” is the theme of the annual Pops Concert and Dinner Dance, sponsored by the Auxiliary of the Elmhurst Symphony Association (P.O. Box 345) to benefit the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, at The Carlisle, 432 East Butterfield Road, Lombard, on Saturday, April 3, starting with a champagne welcome at 6:30 p.m. Call 941-0202 or 834-5487 for more info or reservations.
The Elmhurst Choral Union (P.O. Box 1493) will present “TOO HOT TO HANDEL—A Handel Gala” in Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) on Sunday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. Ticket costs are $15 for adults and $12.00 for students and seniors. Call 617-3338, ext. 7099, to purchase tickets in advance.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The Elmhurst St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which the Chamber helps to sponsor, will air on Channel 6 of Comcast on Wednesday, March 24, at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, at 8:00 p.m.