Community News
Updates, announcements, and insights from the Chamber and local business community.
President’s Message for December 2017
New for the Yuletide, the City of Elmhurst’s Explore Elmhurst Express Trolley program will feature a Holly Trolley on December 9 and 16 as an added enticement for our residents to continue to shop and dine local during this holiday season.
Chamber Board Elects Officers for 2018
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors elected three officers and approved one appointment for its six-member Executive Committee for 2018 at its regular monthly meeting held November 21 in the Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst.
Chamber Elects News Directors
A Nominating Committee slate of six candidates were officially elected to three-year terms as members of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors at the Board’s November 21 meeting at Community Bank of Elmhurst.
Miller Named Centennial Committee Chair
The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors approved the appointment of outgoing Director Julie Miller as Chair of the Centennial Celebration Committee at its regular monthly meeting held November 21 in the Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst.
TransNational Payments Named 2017 Top Workplace
TransNational Payments, a leading electronic payments processor, has been named a 2017 Top Workplace by The Chicago Tribune
Support Small Business Saturday
Holiday shoppers alienated with the bedlam of Black Friday should support Small Business Saturday (launched by American Express) by shopping locally on November 25.
President’s Message for November 2017
The United States Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Governmental Affairs Conference made its return swing through the Midwest at Loews Chicago from October 25-27, attracting chamber representatives from across the country, including yours truly.
People’s Resource Center Receives $50,000 from Tyson Foods
People’s Resource Center (PRC) announced today a $50,000 grant from Tyson Foods to support PRC’s food pantries in Wheaton and Westmont.
EEH Opens North York Health Center
Chamber Ambassadors join in the October 20 celebration of Edward-Elmhurst Health’s new Health Center at 755 North York Street.
City Awarded $10M for Train Station Rebuild
The City of Elmhurst was recently awarded $10 million in grant funding through the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Improvement Program to assist in improvements for the Elmhurst Metra Station.
President’s Message for October 2017
Following a nine-month “silent” phase initiated last January, our one-of-a-kind $250,000 Centennial Celebration Capital Campaign is at 61 percent of goal and growing thanks to $3,450 in gifts as part of September’s Chamber of Commerce Month activities.
JD Power Ranks SBT Highest in Class
Suburban Bank and Trust and Wintrust Community Bank received the 2016 JD Power & Associate’s “Highest Customer Satisfaction with Retail Banking in the Midwest.”