Illinois Chamber Professional Digest
October, 2016
Good morning, Chamber world! It’s going to be a GREAT week!
Governor Bruce Rauner in Marion for Chamber
lunch
Gov. Bruce Rauner is set to be the big name at a Marion Chamber
of Commerce lunch Friday.
Rauner’s southern Illinois visit to the chamber’s second annual
Legislative Summit comes the same day he’s set to appear in the parade opening
the Du Quoin State Fair later in the day.
Marion Chamber Executive Director Dalus Ben Avi said Rauner will
join several other lawmakers and officials in giving five-minute speeches to as
many as 200 business leaders.
A Rauner spokesman confirmed the visit.
Most of the participants are planning to take questions from the
crowd, but Rauner isn’t likely to, Ben Avi said.
The event will happen a little more than 70 days before the
November election and at a time when local candidates have already been
flooding the TV airwaves with advertising.
The chamber’s first legislative summit last year drew about 150
people. This one was organized by Hayden Gardiner of South Porte Bank and Mary
Jo McCurdy of First Southern Bank, Ben Avi said. Read more: The Daily Republican
#BestChamber
practices - Rockford Chamber of Commerce - Young Professionals
IGNITE
What is IGNITE?
IGNITE is a
dynamic membership organization dedicated to the next generation of leaders.
The group will utilize the energy and enthusiasm of young professionals and
will host a series of events and programs dedicated to connecting young
professionals to each other and the community. IGNITE will also educate young
professionals on current issues and trends, and provide an atmosphere that
young professionals will want to call home.
Who is IGNITE?
IGNITE is
made up of regional young professionals that are interested in getting
connected, educated, and involved in the community. The group will allow young
business people to have the opportunity to network, interact socially, and gain
insight on the businesses in the area.
IGNITE is
open to those in their 20s to 40s. Members are from all types of businesses,
including bankers, graphic designers, lawyers, engineers, teachers, account
executives, event coordinators, and many other professions.
Benefits of Membership
- Admission to
member-only events and additional networking events
- Special discounts
and offers from IGNITE sponsors and partners
- Access to IGNITE
blogs, e-newsletter and advice columns
- And much more!
Benefits to Employers
- Assistance in
preparing future leaders for your company
- Attract new talent
to the area
- Marketing your
company to other young professionals
- Professional
development
How can you be involved?
Bloomingdale Chamber: (It’s a miracle!) Mark your calendar
Saturday, September 24, 2016 for the 8th Annual “50 Men Who Cook”!
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Hilton Indian Lakes Resort
East Event Tent
250 West Schick Road, Bloomingdale
6:00—8:00 pm
Tickets are $30;
Children ages 5-11 are $10;
Children 4 and Under are free
Join us Saturday September 24, 6-8pm as 50 local chefs/cooks
provide one delicious night! Enjoy a light-hearted and stomach-filling evening
at our 8th Annual 50 Men Who Cook food fest and fundraiser at Hilton Indian
Lakes Resort. Local entertainment and great raffle prizes all evening!
Guests: Enjoy crab cakes and cake balls, ribs and roast beef, pots
of chili and shrimp many ways, yummy fish tacos and southern bbq – oh my…and
much…much more! Enjoy an evening of culinary delight for $30 and choose the
best chef in each category where the competition is fierce!
Tickets: Call the Chamber office at 630.980.9082 or click Register
to buy tickets: Non-members use non-member portal. Tickets bought online will
be available at will call.
Voting: Provide your cell phone number so you can participate in
electronic voting via your smart phone!
Chamber interest: Illinois waterways responsible for 1.7 million jobs,
study shows
Illinois waterways contribute to more than 1.7 million jobs and $102.5
billion in wages, according to a report released by the Illinois Chamber of
Commerce Foundation about the Illinois River's impact on the economy.
“Commercial navigation and our inland waterways are unsung assets of our transportation networks. This report identifies not only that they are a significant source of employment for Illinoisans across the state with over $102 billion in annual wages but that with additional investment, these benefits can grow,” Benjamin Brockschmidt, executive director of the chamber's Infrastructure Council, said.
The study, called "Final Report: An Economic Impact and Cluster Analysis of Illinois River Lock and Dam Facilities for Beneficial Users" was prepared by the Economic Development Research Group Inc. along with the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Tennessee.
“According to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis, more than half of U.S. soybeans are destined for export markets, and around half of those soybean and soybean co-product exports are moved by barges on the inland waterways,” Illinois Soybean Association Director Paul Rasmussen said. “This groundbreaking research helps quantify the critical importance of the Illinois River. Its natural and man-made systems of the Illinois River support our communities in many ways."
Rasmussen said the Illinois River passes through or touches 22 counties, and nearly 2 million jobs in the state are tied to the smooth operations of the river.
"The economic information gleaned from the study clearly shows the importance of our inland waterway transportation system to Illinois and surrounding states," Tom Mueller of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board.said. "This will prove to be invaluable as we continue to advocate for future investments."
The report highlights the contribution of the Illinois River and Chicago Waterway System to the state’s chemical industry.
“Our industry is a robust provider of over 45,000 jobs in Illinois with an average annual wage of above $112,000," Mark Biel, executive director of the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois, said. "These great jobs depend on the open and continuous movement of goods on Illinois’ waterways.” Read more: Illinois Business Daily
Barrington Area Chamber
Legislative Breakfast
Local business leaders
and the public are invited to hear first-hand updates from state legislators at
the second annual Barrington Area Legislative Breakfast hosted by the
Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC), the Barrington Area Council on
Governments (BACOG), and Barrington School District 220. The breakfast will
take place on Thursday, October 6th, at Makray Memorial Golf Club, 1010 S.
Northwest Hwy in Barrington.
Invited speakers
include, Senator Pam Althoff, Representative Fred Crespo, Senator Dan
McConchie, Representative David McSweeney, Representative Tom Morrison, Senator
Matt Murphy, Senator Michael Noland, and Representative Ed Sullivan, and Lake
County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor. Speakers will provide state updates and a
Q&A session will focus on issues related to business, government, and
education as well as audience questions. Registration and breakfast begin at
7:30 am, followed promptly by the program at 8:00 am and ending around 10:00
am.
Tickets are $25, which
includes a hot breakfast buffet. Please register online at BarringtonChamber.com
to attend, or call the Chamber at 847-381-2525 for more information.
Famous Chamber of Commerce Quotations:
(Leadership)
"We have to wake up every day with a servant's heart!"
Frankfort, Indiana mayor Chris McBarnes, age 23
(that's right, 23!) to Indiana chamber executives at ICEA Annual Comference
Geneva Chamber of Commerce brings the flavors
of fall
Reading the paper or
watching TV, you can hardly miss all the back-to-school ads that have been
trying to capture our attention since July 5.
Is this
your sign that autumn is approaching? Or is it when the kids officially started
school? Maybe it’s the colors changing or perhaps when you wear that favorite
sweater for the first time during the season. I am a combination of all, but I
certainly know fall is upon us when Festival of the Vine rolls around.
For 35
years, the Geneva Chamber of Commerce has been inviting all who enjoy fantastic
food, exquisite wines, energizing entertainment and a great time to this
“tasteful” event, Sept. 9 to 11.
Twenty-three
Geneva restaurants will be creating a culinary display of specialties from
Italian to Mexican, savory appetizers to delectable desserts, at the Flavor
Fare. This year brings new menus and new eateries. What a delicious way to
sample many of our local restaurants in one convenient location. There will be
free entertainment all three days on the main stage as well.
Since
Festival of the Vine stemmed – pun intended – from anything grown on a vine,
wine of all varieties is a fruitful part of the festival. Twenty-five wines are
being offered at the wine tent for purchase by the glass. Read more: Kane County Chronicle
Plainfield Area Chamber
celebrates Chamber of Commerce Week with a targeted mailer to potential
members.
CELEBRATE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK
SEPTEMBER 12TH – 16TH
Not a Plainfield Area Chamber member?
Join during the week of September 12th through
the 16th and receive
$25.00 OFF your membership dues!
Already a Plainfield Area Chamber member?
Bring in a potential NEW member and receive
$25.00 in chamber bucks*!
(*NEW member MUST join the week
of September 12th through the 16th)
**Bring this card into the Plainfield Area
Chamber of Commerce, 24109 W. Lockport Street, to receive your discounted
membership**
LZA Chamber host: Food is focus at Lake
Zurich's Taste of the Towns
Food was
the focus Sunday in Lake Zurich's Paulus Park for the 10th annual Taste of the
Towns.
Hosted by
the Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce, the event featured a variety of food
and beverage vendors serving samples from their menus.
Popular
local establishments, including Beelow's Steakhouse, My Flavor it! Place, On
Occasion Catering & Events, Bobbers Bar & Grill, Biaggi's Restaurant
Italiano, Culver's and Smokin T's BBQ were a among the participants.
One
sampling of food or beverage from each vendor could be tasted by purchasing a
single Tasting Menu. The Tasting Menus could be shared by more than one
individual.
Visitors
also were treated to live entertainment and family and children's activities
throughout the day. Read more: Daily Herald
Chamber event: Naperville launches home discount program for
'heroes'
Homes for
Heroes involves a local mortgage company and a real estate brokerage partnering
to offer discounts on lending fees, title closing fees and commission to police
officers, firefighters, military members, reservists or veterans, health care
workers, emergency medical professionals and teachers.
The Naperville location of First Centennial Mortgage and Inspire Realty Partners of Aurora are the leading businesses that recently became affiliates of Homes for Heroes, a Minnesota-based real estate company that formed to give back to first responders after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks nearly 15 years ago.
"What
we have here is a big 'thank you' program," said Glen Marino, branch
manager of First Centennial in Naperville. "It's not about us, it's about
them."
The program
thanks those it considers heroes by offering them an average of $3,000 worth of
discounts on the various steps of buying, selling or refinancing a home, Marino
said.
The
mortgage and real estate professionals involved say they want to offer these
perks -- even if many "hero" workers already could afford to buy a
home without the discounts -- because they've all experienced help from one or
more of the heroic workers.
Inspire
Realty broker Erik Ramirez has a 7-year-old daughter with special needs who was
born prematurely, so he wants to honor the doctors and nurses at Loyola
University Medical Center who saved her life, and others like them. Read
more: Daily Herald
#BestChamber
Practices – Oswego Chamber Website Front page – Mission Statement
Business & Industry
United for
A
Better Community
The Oswego Chamber of Commerce helps
businesses learn, grow and prosper within our diverse and thriving community.
Focused fully on the Oswego area, we connect you to the people, events and
information that make our community a rewarding location to offer your product
or service.
Mission
Statement
"The Oswego Chamber of Commerce promotes
the growth and prosperity of our members by connecting them to resources,
relationships, and value-added benefits to foster a successful business
community."
#FamousChamber of
Commerce Quotation: Kernersville Chamber of Commerce
Thought for Today--- It
had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat
back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
-Elinor Smith
GSCC news: Springfield
Advantage site offers information for businesses considering the area
The Quantum Growth
Partnership has launched springfieldadvantage.org to provide data and
information about Springfield and Sangamon County to business owners
considering the area, according to the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.
The website includes a link
to properties listed in the Location One Information System (LOIS), an online
platform for large commercial properties that are linked with economic
development partners such as the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic
Opportunity or Ameren. Because LOIS is geared toward industrial and specialty
commercial sites, most of the properties listed within it are non-retail
buildings larger than 20,000 square feet or land greater than 10 acres.
The Springfield Advantage
site also includes a link to the Commercial Real Estate Network's site,
seebuildings.com. This site shows comprehensive current listings of properties
represented by a licensed Realtor.
Any parties seeking a
location for a business can check both springfieldadvantage.org and
seebuildings.com. For those who prefer to remain confidential or who are not
able to find what they seek online, contact Josh Collins at jcollins@gscc.org.
Read more: Illinois Business Daily
Elgin
Chamber celebrates Chamber of Commerce Week
The week
of Sept. 12-16 has been designated as Illinois Chamber of Commerce Week and to
mark the occasion the Elgin Area Chamber will be bringing its members valuable
and engaging activities all week long.
On
Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Elgin Area Chamber welcomes Jane Blain Gilbertson, CEO
of Blain's Farm & Fleet which celebrates their grand opening in Elgin that
same morning. Guests will enjoy a lunch buffet followed by a moderated Q&A
with Gilbertson beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Grand Victoria Casino, 250 S.
Grove Ave. in Elgin.
On
Thursday, Sept. 15, the chamber invites members for a marathon morning of
"Speed Networking" from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Rub-io's Cafe, 1568 Larkin
Ave. in Elgin. Much like speed dating events, each member will get a few
minutes one-on-one to share their elevator pitches, make connections and then
rotate to the next person.
Then on
Friday, Sept. 16, the chamber invites members, past and present, to join them
for a special Member Mixer and Open House from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the
Elgin Area Chamber, 31 S. Grove Ave.
Members
are welcome to drop in at their leisure to mingle with other members, enjoy a
delicious lunch, shoot their "EAC Elevator Pitch" video, take an
Instagram selfie with the chamber photo frame, sign-up to be part of the
upcoming 2017 chamber directory, meet chamber staff and board members and learn
more about valuable member benefits available thru the Elgin Area Chamber.
As an added
bonus, all new chamber members who join before Sept. 26 will receive a free
listing in our 2017 Community Guide & Business Directory and two free
tickets ($40 value) to the popular CEO Unplugged series. Source: Daily Herald
Chamber interest: City of Chicago
Financial Resources
For Entrepreneurs & Small
Business Owners
Welcome to the City of Chicago's
resource hub for small business owners seeking financial assistance.
The City of Chicago wants to play
an active role in helping our small business thrive. Below, you will find
information about financial assistance resources available throughout Chicago
LOANS
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GRANTS
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TAX CREDITS
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WORKSHOPS
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Financial
Assistance Counseling
To speak with someone about what
financial resources would be most beneficial for your business, and for help
accessing those resources, please reach out to any Illinois Small Business Development
Center or SCORE
Chicago. All services are free of charge. Your local neighborhood business development centers may
also be able to assist you.
#BestChamber
practices: Join us at the Members in Motion Multi-Chamber Networking Breakfast
brought to you by your local Chambers: Algonqin/Lake in the Hills, Cary Grove,
Crystal Lake, Huntley, and Woodstock.
Members in Motion is a progressive networking breakfast that
puts you with a table of others who are also looking to grow their businesses
through networking. Over the course of a three round scramble, you will meet
over twenty individuals who want to hear more about your business, as well as
share information about their business. Registration is required and limited
to three professionals per industry, one per company and
fills up quickly.
After a Continental Breakfast, you will be seated with a table (around 8) of individuals with the same goals in mind that you have - networking. You will not be seated with any of your competition and you will not sit with the same person twice (unless some last minute registrants sneak in at your table).
Each round will begin with everyone having three minutes to talk about who they are, what their business does, and answer a question (you will receive your questions in advance) asked by the table facilitator, such as, "What businesses would best compliment your business?" After everyone has shared information about their business, a bell will ring and they will then move to the next table and repeat the process with new contacts. As an added bonus, open networking will take place before and after the scramble, so be sure to bring plenty of business cards. By the end of the scramble, you should have had quality time with about 23 individuals, and open networking with many more.
After a Continental Breakfast, you will be seated with a table (around 8) of individuals with the same goals in mind that you have - networking. You will not be seated with any of your competition and you will not sit with the same person twice (unless some last minute registrants sneak in at your table).
Each round will begin with everyone having three minutes to talk about who they are, what their business does, and answer a question (you will receive your questions in advance) asked by the table facilitator, such as, "What businesses would best compliment your business?" After everyone has shared information about their business, a bell will ring and they will then move to the next table and repeat the process with new contacts. As an added bonus, open networking will take place before and after the scramble, so be sure to bring plenty of business cards. By the end of the scramble, you should have had quality time with about 23 individuals, and open networking with many more.
Registration is required and limited to 3 professionals per industry. The event will take place on Thursday, September 15 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Boulder Ridge Country Club, 350 Boulder Dr., Lake in the Hills.
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Last Month’s Stories
Barbara
Ryan, Des Plaines chamber leader remembered as "all around a great
lady" Daily Herald
Chamber concern: No sales tax vote in
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Note from Lisa Weitzel of IACCE:
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Barrington Area Chamber Women’s Biz Net Hosts “Christmas in July”
Food Drive For more information, contact BACC
President Suzanne Corr, 847-381-2525
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Paddock Publications (owner of Daily Herald and Town Square
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#BestChamber
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Award® email
to jessica@mcleancochamber.org
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Annual New Teachers and Administrators Welcome Breakfast admin@wscci.org
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Southern Illinois Chambers of Commerce Seeking Protection Against
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Glen Ellyn
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Biz Alliance (Arlington Heights, Barrington Area, Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire,
Des Plaines, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Palatine Area, Rolling Meadows,
and Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area Chambers) Summer Networking Event Click here to download a copy of the
registration form.
#BestChamber Fun Event:
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Chamber of Commerce
Oswego Chamber, Plainfield
Area Chamber Host Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti at Legislative Luncheon
Wednesday, September 21
Naperville Chamber hosts session on business resiliency Illinois Business Daily
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Race –
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Skokie, Niles, Lincolnwood Multi-Chamber Lunch & Learn: The Leadership Connection: Erik
Therwanger - Skokie Chamber of Commerce (847)
673-0240
If
you would like delivery of a no-cost gloss chamber directory or map in May
2017, please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Best,
John
John Dussman | Chamber Manager
jdussman@tspubs.com | 847-427-4633 | Town Square Publications
Daily Herald Media Group
155 E. Algonquin Road | Arlington Heights, IL 60005
jdussman@tspubs.com | 847-427-4633 | Town Square Publications
Daily Herald Media Group
155 E. Algonquin Road | Arlington Heights, IL 60005
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