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Updates, announcements, and insights from the Chamber and local business community.
June Presidents Message
Dear Members: If you did not stay up until midnight on Friday to learn if Illinois’ 98th General Assembly passed legislation to reform the state’s under-funded public pension system—and numerous other major pieces of legislation—you earned at least one less...
May President’s Message
Dear Members: One of the major battles being waged in Springfield during the 98th Illinois General Assembly is a Senate Democratic proposal (Senate Bill 2) to restructure the state’s economic development agency, a.k.a DCEO (Department of Commerce and Economic...
April’s President’s Message
Dear Members: With the April 9 Consolidated Elections in sight, it’s time once again for citizens across DuPage County to exercise one of their greatest rights as Americans by casting votes for their candidates of choice at the municipal, township, public school,...
March Presidents Message
Dear Members: On behalf of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Marketing Committee of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry, I want to publicly thank the Elmhurst City Council for its most-recent vote of support for the Got It! in Elmhurst...
February’s President’s Message
Dear Members: On Tuesday (February 5), representatives of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry and chambers across the state will travel to Springfield to participate in the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (IACCE)/Illinois Chamber...
December President’s Message
Dear Members: While political parties continue to bicker over the level of America’s economic recovery, a most disturbing trend continues to be the number of jobs openings—an estimated 3.2 million nationwide and some 160,000 here in Illinois—for which...
November President’s Message
Dear Members: You are receiving my President’s Message for November early as I leave for Phoenix on Sunday morning to compete in the Men’s Senior Baseball League World Series. November 6 General Election There is a lot more than a Presidential race to be...
October 2012 President’s Message
Dear Members: As you read this, the Thorne Building on Addison Avenue in downtown Elmhurst and the Elmhurst Ford building on North York Road are being demolished to make way for new and exciting developments…or should I say redevelopments. The Addison...
September President’s Message
Dear Members: I am sending my President’s Message for September out a few days early, in hopes that it will not get lost in the hustle and bustle of your Labor Day weekend. Chamber Week in Elmhurst Elmhurst Mayor Peter DiCianni has declared September...
August President’s Message
Dear Members: By the time you read this month’s President’s Message, it’s likely that Member Advocate Kevin O’Keeffe and I will be on our way to Louisville, Kentucky, for the American Chamber of Commerce Executive’s (ACCE) Annual Convention—a first for both of us. The...
July President’s Message
Dear Members: Thanks in no small part to a huge generator hooked up by the Public Works Department, the City of Elmhurst was able to conduct its Joint Review Board (JRB) meeting for the proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District along North York...
June President’s Message
Dear Members: The City of Elmhurst is continuing work on proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts for North York Street, York and Vallette streets, and Riverside Drive area. TIF District review is being handled by the Elmhurst City...