Community News
Updates, announcements, and insights from the Chamber and local business community.
President Message for February
During my Annual “State of Our Chamber” Address at the 101st Annual ECCI Awards Gala on January 31, I promoted how our Chamber will assist Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 in hosting the 2020 American Legion Baseball Great Lakes Regional Tournament at Plunkett Park from August 4-9.
101st Annual Awards Gala Photo Page
Some 150 members and guests celebrated the 101st Annual ECCI Awards Gala at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook on January 31.
Elmhurst Auto Group Named ECCI Business of the Year
Elmhurst Auto Group will receive the A.J. “Toche” Terrones Business of the Year Award for 2019 at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 101st Annual Awards Gala held in the main-floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook on Friday, January 31, 2020, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Kost Named ECCI Ambassador of the Year
Kevin Kost of Edward Jones Investment will be honored as 2019 Ambassador of the Year at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 101st Annual Awards Gala in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook on Friday, January 31, 2020, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Bartels To Receive ECCI Chairman’s Award
Ken Bartels of Elmhurst will receive the 2019 Chairman’s Award at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 101st Annual Awards Gala in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel in Oak Brook on Friday, January 31, 2020, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address Photo Page
Some 150 Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry members and guests attend our Chamber’s Annual “State of Our City” Mayoral Address Membership Breakfast, featuring Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley at the Keynote Speaker, in the second-floor Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst’s main branch on January 16.
State of DuPage County Photo Page
Members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and nine other chambers of commerce serving DuPage County attend the Annual State of the County Luncheon and Expo at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton in Downers Grove on January 8.
Elmhurst Mayor to Deliver Annual “State of Our City” Address
Elmhurst Mayor Steve Morley will deliver the “State of Our City” Mayoral Address at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Membership Breakfast hosted by Community Bank of Elmhurst, 330 West Butterfield Road, on Thursday, January 16, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Multi-Chamber Luncheon to Highlight State of DuPage
DuPage County Board Chair Dan Cronin of Elmhurst will deliver the his Annual State of DuPage County Address during a Multi-Chamber Luncheon and Expo at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Chicago-Downers Grove, 2111 Butterfield Road, on Wednesday, January 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
ECCI to Celebrate 101st Annual Awards Gala
Some 150 members and guests will gather together to celebrate the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 101st Annual Awards Gala in the main floor ballroom at The Drake Oak Brook Hotel, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook, on Friday, January 31, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Holiday Business After Hours Photo Page
Some 125 members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and guests party at the Annual Holiday Business After Hours hosted by Community Bank of Elmhurst on December 12.
Workshop Covers “Creating Brands That Stand”
Jim Paglia, President and CEO of Creating Brand That Stands/In’s & Out’s LLC, presented a half-day workshop, titled “Creating Brands That Stand: Being Purpose-Driven, Empathetic and Disruptive,’ for a crowd of nearly 100 local businesspeople and Elmhurst College students and faculty in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center at the College on November 8.