Community News
Updates, announcements, and insights from the Chamber and local business community.
President’s Message for July
Dear Members: Thanks to all you members who by phone, e-mail, mail or in person offered your congratulations on yours truly’s most-humbling selection as one of only 15 C-Suite of the Year Award honorees for 2018 as chosen by the Daily Herald Business Ledger. This...
Quigley Named C-Suite of the Year Awardee
Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry President and CEO John Quigley has been chosen by The Daily Herald Business Ledger as a 2018 C-Suite of the Year Awards honoree.
Chamber Seeking New Office Manager
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is seeking qualified candidates to fill a permanent part-time position of Office Manager, working an average of 25 hours per week at an hourly wage of $20 per hour.
Fifth Annual Chamber Pig Roast Photo Page
Some 80 Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry members and guests savor Barbeque Jim’s roast pig with all the fixings at the Fifth Annual Chamber Pig Roast at The Silverado Grill on June 13.
Independent Special Section to Celebrate ECCI Centennial
The Elmhurst Independent is presenting a special keepsake publication that will feature the history of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry over the last 100 years.
Presidents Message for June 2018
While the City of Elmhurst’s roots date back to the 1830s, it was back in 1918 that a group of some 60 prominent businesspeople gathered in H.O. Stevens’ home to establish the Elmhurst Boosters’ Club that developed into our Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry of today.
Photo Page: 100th Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
More than 90 entries marched in Elmhurst’s 100th Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on May 28.
Abraham Lincoln To March and Speak On Memorial Day
Abraham Lincoln (as portrayed by Kevin Wood), America’s President during the Civil War, will march in Elmhurst’s 100th Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on Monday, May 28, at 9:30 a.m. and then speak at the Post-Parade Military Ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial in Wilder Park at 11 a.m.
True Patriots Care U.S. Flags of Honor on Display in Wilder Park
In conjunction with Elmhurst’s 100th Memorial Day Parade, True Patriots Care will stage a patriotic display of more than 1,600 American flags—honoring Vietnam War service members who were prisoners of war (POW) and missing in action (MIA)—throughout Wilder Park from Thursday p.m. through Tuesday a.m., May 24-29.
Army Colonel Is Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal
The Grand Marshal for Elmhurst’s 100th Memorial Day Parade is Elmhurst resident Mark R. Mallon, a medal-winning Colonel in the United States Army Reserves who served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Elmhurst Celebrates 100th Memorial Day Parade
Led by Grand Marshal Mark R. Mallon, a medal-winning Colonel in the United States Army Reserves, more than 90 entries will march in Elmhurst’s 100th Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on Monday, May 28, stepping off at 9:30 a.m.
Elmhurst-Opoly Board Game Online Sales
In celebration of our 100th Anniversary in 2018, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry is pre-selling a once-in-a-century Elmhurst-Opoly board game on line via our Chamber’s website at a cost of $25 per game (retail sales tax included).