Emhurst Chamber News & Notes
Chamber Anniversaries
Due to a computer query glitch, the 10-year Chamber anniversaries of Deborah Davis Day Spa (131 North Addison Avenue), which is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in business, and Gibbons Funeral Home (134 South York Street) were missing from October 12 column listing.
Best Places to Work in Illinois
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce, The Business Ledger (600 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100, Oak Brook) and the Illinois State Council of The Society for Human Resource Management are co-sponsoring Best Places to Work in Illinois—a combination survey, study and award ceremony—to identify the state’s top places of employment. The entry deadline is January 26, 2006. For more info, call 1-877-455-21569 or visit www.bestplacestoworkil.com.
Business After Hours
Unique Travel Service (170 North York Street), which is celebrating its 35th Anniversary in business and 35 years as a Chamber member, will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Wednesday, November 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
Cafй Amano (105 South York Street, Suite 100), which was recently featured on Channel 7 TV’s 190 North, will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Thursday, November 10, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following six businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
American Family Insurance/Matthew J. Koykar Agency (118 South York Street, Suite 103), insurance, Matthew Koykar, 617-0030;
Career Salon (P.O. Box 351), personal and executive coaching, Nichole Santoro, 833-2365;
Elmhurst Morning Rotary Club (P.O. Box 175), service club, Cathy Terrill and Randy Johnson, 620-2222;
Hertz Car Sales (856 North York Street), automobile dealer, Location Manager Arthur Arndt, 516-0254;
Mitoodle Noodle LLC (105 South York Street), restaurant, Tobin and Michelle Wehrle, 301-2330, opening in early 2006; and
Washington Mutual Home Loans (1600 West 16th Street, Suite 5, Oak Brook 60523), mortgage broker, Diane DiBartolomeo, 368-4643;
In addition, Mary Queen of Heaven Church (426 North West Avenue) has reactivated its membership under new Pastoral Life Coordinator Mary M. Foley. The phone number is 279-5700.
Newsmakers
Quintessential Retirement Services (16517 West Lanfear Drive, Lockport 60441) will do two free seminars on the new ROTH 401K Provisions at Selden Fox in Oak Brook on Thursday, October 27. Call (815) 328-1099 for more info.
The Spice Merchant & Tea Room (108 West Park Avenue) is offering pumpkin bread, scones, sandwiches, desserts and even cranberry “blood” orange tea through Saturday, October 29.
The Friends of the Arts Program at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) will benefit from a new opportunity that will allow businesses to underwrite/sponsor 24-hour video bulletin board broadcasts over the College’s closed circuit cable system of 443 monitors campus-wide. Call Kim Delinksi at 617-6458 for more info.
Not-for-profit fundraising coordinators can learn how to raise money using Carnival Cruise Lines at a luncheon hosted by Change of Scene Travel (745 Fairfield Avenue) at Giordano’s, 17W280 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call 941-0355 to RSVP.
Cardinal Cartridge (862 Industrial Drive) recently introduced the creation of an IT Service Department for servers, routers, workstations, scanners, computers, laptops, copiers, and thermal and POS printers. Call Paul Wenzel at 379-2525 for more info.
Special Events
Elmhurst City Centre (2 City Centre) will conduct Boo-tiful Saturday in downtown Elmhurst on Saturday, October 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The York Theatre (150 North York Street) will have free showing of “Madagascar” and “Lemony Snickets” starting at 10:00 a.m., while 100 South Chop House & Grill (100 South York Street) and Walgreens (160 Robert Palmer Drive) are providing free pumpkins to decorate and Halloween photos, respectively. Call 993-1600 or visit www.elmhurstcitycentre.com for more info.
Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein, a Professor of English at Bradley University in Peoria, will read poems, sign his book and answer questions in the Alexander Room of Elmhurst College’s Frick Center on Thursday, November 3, starting at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Call 617-3135 for more info.
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School (142 East Third Street) will conduct a Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, November 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call Roberta Elliott at 782-0027 for more info.
The Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (P.O. Box 291) will conduct its Third Annual Holiday Kick Off for Kids Gala and Kiddie Car Auction at The Drake, 2301 York Road, Oak Brook, on Saturday, November 5, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. ECAF and The Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities (420 West Madison Street) are among four charities to benefit. Ticket cost of $85.00 per person includes hors d’oeuvres and open bar. For tickets, call Elmhurst City Centre at 993-1600.
Doti Liquors (104 East Fullerton Avenue) will present its 6th Annual Holiday Wine & Champagne Celebration at Steven’s Steak House (476 North York Street) on Saturday, November 12, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $7.00 per person in advance and $10.00 at the door. Call 834-0025 or e-mail dotiliquors@sbcglobal.net for more info.