Community News

Local businesspeople and community volunteers Scott and Charity Ahlgrim, formerly of Elmhurst, will be honored as the 2020 inductees into the exclusive Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Civic Hall of Fame.

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) today strongly endorsed the recently updated CDC masking guidance which recommends everyone–including fully vaccinated individuals–wear a mask in public indoor settings in areas with substantial and high transmission.

The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hired Grace Bagnole to fill its vacant Director of Member Services position, effective August 2, ECCI President and CEO John R. Quigley announced.

Thanks in part to City of Elmhurst Explore Elmhurst Grant Program funding support, Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 will partner with the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry to co-host a trio of country music-themed events—highlighted by the Second Annual Nashville Songwriter Fundraiser on October 16—all staged inside the Legion’s Normandy Banquet Room.

DuPage County, in conjunction with Choose DuPage, is providing additional Reinvest DuPage grants to eligible businesses, nonprofits and 1099 workers impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic to use for business expenses such as payroll, rent and utilities.

Last October 30—with the State of Illinois shut down due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic—the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry co-staged the Inaugural Nashville Songwriter Fundraiser netting more than $14,000 to benefit Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 and the military veterans whom they serve.

The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is now accepting application for the position of Director of Member Services, ECCI President and Chief Operating Officer John R. Quigley announced on June 11.

Following weeks of steady decreases in new positive Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and with more than 67 percent of residents age 18 and older receiving their first vaccine dose, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on June 4 released Restore Illinois Phase 5 guidelines, which will go into effect on June 11 and marks a full reopening of all businesses and activities.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed on May 13 the entire state will move into the Bridge Phase of the Restore Illinois reopening plan today.  The Bridge Phase is the final step before the full reopening of Phase 5.