Business After Hours
Charter One Bank (100 Addison Avenue) will host the Business After Hours on Thursday, March 6, 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.
Membership Breakfast
Daniel Antioho of Smith Barney (One Tower Lane, Suite 2200, Oakbrook Terrace) will co-host the Membership Breakfast at Immanuel Lutheran Church (142 East Third Street) on Thursday, March 13, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following four businesses joined in the past two weeks:
Cahill & Co. (135 South Palmer Drive), certified public accountant firm, Cynthia Cronin Cahill, 530-7744;
Strategic Employee Benefit Services (303 West Madison Street, Suite 806, Chicago, 60606), employee benefit design, Anne Lucas, (312) 641-8963;
Urick Concessions, L.L.C. (17585 Cherry Tree Road, Noblesville, Ind., 46060), food concessions, Monica Urick, (317) 776-4737;
Z-Coil Shoes of Chicago (649 North York Street), shoes for foot, leg and back pain relief, John and Jill DeBoest, 832-0500.
Newsmakers
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box 235) are accepting nominations for their 52nd Distinguished Service Award until Friday, February 21. The annual award recognizes an Elmhurst citizen for his/her dedication to making Elmhurst a better community. For more information, contact DSA Chairperson Julie Miller at 832-6500 (day) or 650-0466 (evening).
Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselat, Acker & Kern, P.C. (533 West North Avenue, Suite 204) announced the hiring of Margaret M. O’Connell and Donald S. Nathan. O’Connell, a former DuPage County Assistant State’s Attorney and Assistant Illinois Attorney General, will work on family law and DUI calls. Nathan handles personal injury cases for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Schouten Chiropractic Clinic (641 North York Street, Suite B) is hosting a blood drive with LifeSource Blood Services on Thursday, February 20, from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call Eric Schouten at 279-7777 or LifeSource at (847) 803-7943.
Special Events
Author, teacher and historian Glennette Tilley Turner will deliver the Martin Luther King Jr. Guestship Address in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) on Monday, February 17, at 4:00 p.m. Her topic is on the roles that the State of Illinois and DuPage County played in the Underground Railroad to free slaves.
Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America (415 North 2nd Street, St. Charles) will conduct the 2nd Annual Irish Night for Scouting at McNally’s Irish Pub (121 South York Street) on Thursday, February 20, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Ticket cost is $75.00 per person. For more information, call Event Chairman Rich Reichert at Community Bank of Elmhurst at 782-1234.
The American Cancer Society (999 North Main Street, Glen Ellyn) is sponsoring a 2003 Relay Kick-Off for the 10th Anniversary Relay For Life of Elmhurst, Lombard and Villa Park at the Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel, 2100 Spring Road, Oak Brook, on Thursday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m. RSVP to Mary Hastings at 469-3011, ext. 225.
The Elmhurst Artist’s Guild (150 Cottage Hill) will put its Spring Members Show on display at the Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill) from February 22 through April 11.
“We Art the World: Elmhurst Fine Arts Festival” will make its debut throughout Elmhurst from February 24 through March 9. Elmhurst College will host its 36th Annual Jazz Festival in Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel from Friday through Sunday, February 21-23. The Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra will perform a free youth concert, titled “Music of the World,” in the new auditorium at York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road) on Sunday, March 3, at 2:00 p.m. For complete information, visit www.wearttheworld.org.
The Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street) will hold its annual Dinner Dance at River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) on Saturday, March 1. Chamber President John Quigley will perform the live auction. Ticket cost is $80.00 per person. Call the YMCA at 834-9200 for more information.
“State of the City” Mayoral Address
“Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” is airing Elmhurst Mayor Thomas D. Marcucci’s “State of the City” Address from the Chamber’s January Membership Breakfast at Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road) on Channel 6 of AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive) on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. in February.