Business After Hours
Apex Meetings & Special Events (P.O. Box 710) will co-host the Business After Hours at TANNINS-wines, chocolates, teas (112 North York Street) on Thursday, February 20, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Business Economics Luncheon
Carl Tannenbaum, Chief Economist for LaSalle Bank and Board Member of the National Association for Business Economics, will talk on “Putting the Past Behind Us: An Economic Outlook” at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Elmhurst and Westmont Chambers at Oak Brook Hills Resort, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, on Wednesday, February 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost for Chamber members is $20.00 per person.
Call To Duty
Michael Wisner, Director of Construction Development for Cantore and Company (925 South Route 83), has been reinstated with the U.S. Marines due to America’s War on Terrorism. He follows in the boot steps of fellow Marine Jack Cammack of A-l Communications, Verizon Wireless dealer (540 West North Avenue).
Membership Breakfast
Midwest Jewelry & Diamond Company (675 West St. Charles Road), owned by the Hills of Cottage Hill Diamonds (118 South York Street, #101), will host the Membership Breakfast on Tuesday, February 4, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following three businesses joined in the past month:
ERC Delivery Service (500 East Higgins, Suite 250, Elk Grove Village, 60007), delivery service, Vince Clemente, (847) 758-1199;
Kidnastics Academy of Addison (150 South Church Street, Unit E, Addison, 60101), youth gymnastics school, Sue Behrmann, 628-9445; and
Liberty Village (415 North York Street), senior apartment rentals, Gina Falco (manager), 758-0420;
The correct phone number for Viking Awards (846 North York Street) is 833-1733. It was misprinted in our January 15 column.
Newsmakers
Integrity Windows & Doors, Inc. (679 West North Avenue), a Certified Pella Contractor, recently expanded its product lines to include Pella windows and doors, Woodharbor interior doors, Mai wood doors, Eagle windows and doors, and Emtek door hardware.
IRS Tax Attorney Pat Sheehan of Patrick T. Sheehan & Associates, Attorney at Law (314 North York Street) was recognized in a front-page story of the Loyola Law, Fall/Winter 2003, for his work as the first Director (1991-99) of Loyola University’s Federal Tax Clinic.
The Morton Arboretum (4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle) received a $100,000 Larry Hall Research Grant from The Care of Trees company to study the effects of fertilizer and other cultural practices on trees.
Special Events
The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra (P.O. Box 345) will perform “Rule Britannia” at Elmhurst College’s Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel on Sunday, February 2, at 2:30 p.m.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will host a Valentine stitch and stuff on Sunday, February 9, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Call 833-1457 for more information.
“We Art the World: Elmhurst Fine Arts Festival” will make its debut throughout Elmhurst from February 24 through March 9.