Community News
Updates, announcements, and insights from the Chamber and local business community.
ECCI Board Elects Officers for 2022-23
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors elected three officers and approved one appointment for its six-member Executive Committee for 2023 at its regular monthly meeting held in the Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst on November 8.
ECCI Board Installs Newly-Elected Directors
A recently-elected Nominating Committee slate of four candidates officially began three-year terms as members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors at the Board’s November 8 meeting at Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road).
President’s Message for November 2022
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.
Multi-Chamber October Luncheon and Business Expo Photo Page
More than 100 businesspeople and a dozen exhibitors from the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and 12 West Suburban Chamber of Commerce Executives peer members participate in the “Creating A Poweful Small Business Brand” Multi-Chamber Luncheon and Business Expo at The Carlisle in Lombard on October 19.
ECCI Civic Hall of Fame Website Goes Live
To cap off September’s Chamber of Commerce Month in Elmhurst, The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry is proud to announce that the link for the first-ever website for the ECCI Centennial Celebration NFP’s Civic Hall of Fame public memorial is now live.
President’s Message for October 2022
Dear Members: While businesses can no longer pay wages that qualify for the Employee Retention Tax Credit, they still have until 2024 to review their payroll during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic and retroactively claim the credit by filing an amended federal tax...
‘Networking on the 9s” Golf Outing Photo Page
Members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Villa Park Chamber of Commerce and guests came out for ‘Networking on the 9s,” our 74th Annual ECCI Golf Outing, held at Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park on September 23.
Chamber Week Part of ECCI’s September Celebrations
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.
President’s Message for September 2022
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.
ECCI to Honor Bajkowski’s Good Works at 74th Golf Outing
Elmhurst businesswoman Cathy Bajkowski will be honored as the 2022 Good Works Award recipient presented at “Networking on the 9s,” the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 74th Annual Golf Outing, to be held at Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park on Friday, September 23.
President’s Message for August 2022
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.
Chicagoland Chamber Survey Reports on Small Business Resilience
The Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce announced the findings of its 2022 Chicago Small Business Outlook Survey at the Chicago Urban League on July17.
