Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
ADA Compliance
Businesses needing help in complying with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 can contact the Great Lake ADA & Accessible IT Center at the University of Illinois-Chicago, one of 10 federally funded projects providing technical assistance, training and material diseemination at (800) 949-4234 or by visiting www.adagreatlakes.org.
Anniversaries
National Bank of Commerce (5500 St. Charles Road, Berkeley), a Chamber member since 1997, marked its 40th Anniversary in business during a June 16 celebration.
BizKids Best Ball Scramble
The Chamber, in partnership with the Elmhurst YMCA (211 West First Street), will host its Second Annual BizKids Best Ball Scramble at River Forest Country Club (15W468 Grand Avenue) on Monday, July 17, starting with registration at 11:30 a.m. The Catalano Mortgage Team of American Home Mortgage (105 south York Street, Suite 200) is a major event sponsor. The cost of $200.00 per person include 18 holes of carted golf on a premiere private course, lunch, dinner and more. Call Suzanne Wolf at the YMCA at 929-2461 for more info.
Business After Hours
Manion Decorating (393 Highland Avenue), in partnership with Grotto Romano Catering (416B North York Street), Elmhurst Toyota (440 West Lake Street) and Boutie Q Boutique (263 North York Street), will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Thursday, July 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Gubernatorial Endorsement
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors at their June 16 meeting endorsed the candidacy of State Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka for Governor, citing her demonstrated accessibility and genuine interest in the state’s economy, sound fiscal practices in state management and cooperative engagement of employers and business on job creation and growth.
Membership Breakfast
The Elmhurst Park District (225 Prospect Avenue) will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast in the formal gardens at Wilder Park on Thursday, July 13, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following six businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Curves-South Elmhurst (110 West Vallette Street), women’s workout facility, Cathie Alexander, 833-9944;
Guaranteed Rate Mortgage (797 North Indiana Street), mortgage lender/banker, Mark Entwistle, 925-0139;
Norita Co. (551 Swain Avenue), financial services/daily money manager, Angela Noll, 961-9304;
Scoops and More (110 West Park Avenue), ice cream shop, Chris and Mike, 832-7191;
Sir Speedy-Oak Brook (2000 York Road, Suite 110, Oak Brook), printing and mailing, Greg Budrow, 573-1020; and
Starbucks Coffee (684 North Avenue), coffee shop, Moira Butler-Green, 993-0028.
Newsmakers
Elmhurst Mayor Thomas D. Marcucci was honored as the Municipal Leader of the Year at the Illinois State Crime Commission’s 10th Annual Award Dinner in Oakbrook Terrace on June 21.
Schiller Real Estate (South York Street) set a record for pending home sales in May at $37.034 million, a 12 percent increase over 2005’s total of $33 million, despite a decrease in the average sale price in DuPage County, reported President Robert Schiller.
Jason Janes, Representative with Edward Jones Investments (115 West Vallette Street), will host “Create an Incredible Travel Experience,” a free broadcast presentation featuring Today Show Travel Editor/Travel Channel Chief Correspondent Peter Greenberg, on Tuesday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Call 279-5530 to RSVP.
Synergistic Networks, Inc. relocated after eight years from its offices in the 180 West Park Avenue building now owned by the City of Elmhurst (209 North York Street) to Suite 225 in the 105 South York Street building owned by Frank Catalano Jr., effective June 15, announced President and CEO Greg Jiede.
Julius Wesley “Wes” Becton III, Executive Director of DuPage Medical Group in Lombard and formerly of Elmhurst Outpatient Surgery Center, LLC (1200 South York Street), was among three new members elected to the 39-member Board of Trustees at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue).
Karen McClure of Creative Inks (261 North York Street, Suite 201) attended the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) annual conference in San Francisco from June 1-3 and will complete her two-year term on the local chapter’s Board of Directors and member services liaison to the national board on June 30.
Elmhurst College’s Deicke Center for Nursing will bring its on-site Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Partnership Program to Gottlieb Hospital in Melrose Park, bringing the number of participating hospitals to seven starting this fall.
Special Events
The American Cancer Society (1801 South Myers Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace) will hold its annual gala, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at Tellabs World Headquarters Atrium in Naperville on Saturday, July 22, starting at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 932-1141 or visit www.cancer.org.
Subscriptions for the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s four-concert 47th Season, titled “Conductor Cornucopia,” will be discounted by 27 percent through September 16 at $85.00 for adults and $75.00 for seniors. For more info, call 941-0202 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org.