December President’s Message

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

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

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...

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...

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...