chambervision-lisle area chamber of commerce newsletter

PRESIDENT’S CORNERPRESIDENT’S CORNER——TTOMOM AALTHOFFLTHOFF

T H E M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E L I S L E A R E A C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E July 2014

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Eyes to the Skies Festival

July 3-5, 2014

Lisle Community Park

1825 Short Street

Lisle, IL 60532

4th of July Parade

Ice Cream Social to follow at

Museums at Lisle Station Park

Friday, July 4, 2014

11:00 a.m.

Downtown Lisle

DuPage County Hounds

Chamber Night

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 7:00 p.m. (gates open at 6:00 p.m.)

Benedictine University

5700 College Road

Lisle, IL 60532

Annual Golf Outing Tuesday, July 22, 2014

12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Seven Bridges Golf Club 1 Mulligan Drive

Woodridge, IL 60517

$150.00 per golfer; $540.00 for

a foursome; $45.00 dinner only

Chamber Day at DuPage

County Fair

Joint Networking Event

9:00 a.m.—11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

DuPage County Fair

2015 Manchester Road

Wheaton, IL 60187

Business After Hours Wednesday, July 23, 2014

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Evviva Bar & Eatery 1017 Front Street

Lisle, IL 60532

Cruise Nights

Great Cars, Great Food, Great

Family Fun

Sponsors:

Evviva Bar & Eatery

Bill Kay Chevrolet Saturday, July 26, 2014

6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Downtown Lisle

Now that we are well into the summer I hope you are able to take

some time off and get away from your normal work routine. My

experience with vacations is preparing to leave and making sure

everything is covered and then trying not to call in when I am actually

away. Making a list beforehand of things to be covered seems to work

well.

June was a month of several outdoor activities a couple of which were affected by

the weather. We were able to reschedule Chamber of Commerce night at the

Hounds for July 16th. We begin the month with Lisle’s Eyes to the Skies Festival.

If you haven’t already signed up to help on behalf of the Chamber please do so.

Remember the hours we earn go directly to our scholarship program. Lisle’s 4th of

July parade is downtown on Main St at 11am on Friday July 4th. It is followed by

and ice cream social which includes hot dogs presented by the Lisle Heritage

Society. Please don’t miss this enjoyable event. Lisle residents also get in free to

the festival from 12-3pm. Active military personnel and veterans with proof of

status get in free all day on July 4th.

Our annual Golf Outing is only three weeks away on July 22nd at 7 Bridges Golf

Club. If you haven’t already registered your foursome please note the price per

player went up on July 1st to $150. Even with this increase, the event is a great

value that includes golf including cart, box lunch and steak dinner, two free drink

tickets, special tee bag gift and opportunities for the silent auction and raffle. The

shotgun start is at 1pm so you can take care of work related business in the a.m.

and join us for the lunch and the outing in the afternoon.

The following day we have a special first time event at the DuPage County Fair.

Chamber of Commerce Day at the fair will begin with an opening ceremony

including presentation of the flag followed by networking and the opportunity to

visit the fair exhibits. That evening we have a Business after Hours at 5pm at the

very popular Evviva Bar and Eatery.

Finally, we finish the month with another Cruise Night on July 26th which will

include the expanded format from 6-10pm. The last two hours there will be a live

band. We thank Bill Kay Chevrolet for sponsoring the evening and the Village of

Lisle for the grant to support this perennial summer program.

See you at the summer fun times ahead!

Mission Statement

“To facilitate, advocate and cultivate opportunities for the Lisle Area Business Community”

CHAMBERVISION “Capitalize on the Momentum”

CHAIR MESSAGECHAIR MESSAGE——KKITTYITTY MMURPHYURPHY

CHAMBERVISION

2014 BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

Kitty Murphy, Chair

The Nook, Inc.

Paula Gleason,

Past Chair, Bensidoun, USA

Sonny Smith, Treasurer,

College of DuPage

Tom Reif, Chair Elect

Hallberg Commercial &

Benefits Insurance

Christopher Pellico,

Vice Chair, Navistar, Inc.

Chris Ashe,

Brian Ashe & Associates

Jim Harkness,

General Counsel, Momkus

McCluskey, LLC., ex officio

Mark Acquaviva

Performance Merchant

Processing, LLC

Elizabeth Boone,

Moser College, Benedictine

University

Richard Brink,

Hilton Lisle/Naperville

Mike Toohey Lisle Park District

Bill Kuglich, Molex, Inc.

Julie LaFond,

St Joan of Arc

Susan Ross,

The Morton Arboretum

Diane Merna,

Adler Associate

Mayor Joseph Broda,

ex officio, Village of Lisle

———————

CHAMBER STAFF

Tom Althoff

President & CEO

Jill Eidukas

Office & Events Manager

Jen Sumner

Office Assistant

I love the month of July! Summer weather has usually kicked in, as

well as everyone’s summer routine. Then there’s Independence

Day!! Family gatherings, picnics, festivals and fireworks!! …., the

good ‘ol USA! We are such a blessed country! We have so much to

celebrate and be proud of!

Our Chamber growth is something to be proud of as well. People are realizing the

benefits of joining a strong Chamber in the community. Lisle Area Chamber of

Commerce has experienced strong, steady growth this year. Raise your hand up,

and pat yourself on the back!! Our strength lies in our members. Our pride is in

YOU. Without YOU, the members, where would we be?? I think we all know the

answer.

Come see the benefits this Chamber has for YOU and YOUR business! I’m gonna

keep challenging you to participate in at least one thing every month. Here are

YOUR great opportunities this month:

7/15 – Lisle Executive Networking Group (12-2pm), Arrowhead Golf Course

7/22 – Chamber Golf Outing & Fundraiser (11:30a – 8pm) Seven Bridges

Golf Course

7/23 – Chamber of Commerce Day at DuPage County Fair Grounds

7/23 – Business After Hours (5-7pm) at Evviva Bar & Eatery – Bring lots of

business cards!

7/26 – Lisle Old Car Cruise Nights & Block Party (6-10pm) on Main Street –

family event & great opportunity to set up a PR/information table for your busi-

ness!

Something sound good to you? Block the date/time on your calendar, then visit

the Chamber website for more information: www.lislechamber.com

Lisle French Market Come out and enjoy the 2014 season featuring new vendors, including a knife

sharpening service, and of course, your favorite prior vendors will be on-

site. Look for MANY new products such as meat, cheese, eggs, poultry, olive

oils, herbs, kettlecorn, hot dog concession, honey, snow cones, pizza! Weekly

entertainment and monthly food demonstrations will augment your shopping

experience! This event is a pleasant amenity for the people of our community

and also presents some very unique opportunities for our local businesses and

non-profits. Contact [email protected] for more information.

http://www.lislechamber.com/

July 2014

ARDS SERVICES, INC.

BEST, VANDERLAAN &

HARRINGTON

THE BOMC

COFFEE NEWS

CROSSTOWN PUB AND GRILL

DESIGN & PROMOTE

DIVERSE FACILITY

SOLUTIONS, INC.

DUPAGE MEDICAL GROUP

K. HOVNANIAN HOMES

LISLE SAVINGS BANK

MIDAS AUTO SERVICE EXPERTS

MULLEN’S BAR & GRILL

NAVISTAR, INC.

NEIGHBORS OF LISLE

NEW TRADITION FUNERALS AND

CREMATIONS

NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

ROSEHILL MONTESSORI

SCHULTZ-BRUNDAGE

INSURANCE

SHAUN POLLITT DESIGN

UNILEVER FOOD SOLUTIONS

WEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY

PANTRY

WDCB, 90.9 PUBLIC RADIO

ZLAN PARTNERS

ATHLETICO

AVANT AT THE ARBORETUM

BULL/SOX TRAINING ACADEMY

CA TECHNOLOGIES

CADENCE HEALTH

CHICAGO RED STARS

CHOICE RX SOLUTIONS

COUNTRY FINANCIAL-VAN HAM/TAN/

MULYK AGENCY

EXTERIOR DESIGNERS, INC.

FASTSIGNS

FLORAL EVENTS

GOLDSTAR SECURITY SERVICES, INC.

HALLBERG COMMERCIAL AND BENEFIT

SOLUTIONS

HARRIS N.A. –LISLE

HEALTH SOURCE OF LISLE

HUMIDOR

ILLINOIS ENERGY WINDOWS &

SIDING, INC.

INTEGRITY DESIGNS, LLC

INTEGRITY MOTORS

ISOPRIME CORPORATION

JIM DHAMER PLUMBING AND SEWER

MEDASCEND

MCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.

MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY, LLC

NEWPORT PROMOTIONS OF

DUPAGE INC.

OAKBROOK INVESTMENTS, LLC

OPTOMETRY & EYEWEAR GALLER

P. MARTIN JEWELERS

PERFORMANCE MERCHANT

SERVICES, LLC

PRO HOME 1, INC.

RE/MAX ACTION—LEE ERNST

ROBERT KELLY STUDIO

RUNNERS 4 WELLNESS

SERVICE MASTER TODAY

SHERATON LISLE

TACO DAY RESTAURANT

TODD MARTIN, DDS PC

U-STOR-IT MANAGERS LLC

UNIVERSAL GAMING GROUP LLC

VILLAGES ON MAPLE

WALSH FINANCIAL

WHEATSTACK... A MIDWESTERN

EATERY & TAP

SOCIAL SECURITY SEMISOCIAL SECURITY SEMINARNAR

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY AT DUPAGE COUNTY FAIRCHAMBER OF COMMERCE DAY AT DUPAGE COUNTY FAIR

LISLE EYES TO THE SKLISLE EYES TO THE SKIES FESTIVALIES FESTIVAL

CHAMBERVISION

This Social Security Event with Valerie Janke, CFP, a Financial Advisor with

Waddell & Reed, Inc. was held on Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Lisle Park Dis-

trict. Social Security is the country’s single largest Federal program and serves

as the sole means of support for many retirees. Interestingly enough, there is a

great deal of flexibility when it comes to optimizing your retirement needs. This presentation provided

tremendous insight regarding the oftentimes unexpected flexibility and choices about Social Security.

“Chamber of Commerce Day” at the DuPage County Fair will take place on July

23, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This will be a joint networking event host-

ed by the fair and will include Chambers from Addison, Bartlett, Carol Stream,

Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Lisle, Lombard, Western DuPage, Westmont,

Wheaton, and Willowbrook/Burr Ridge.

July 3-5, 2014 (Free admission carnival July 2-6, 2014 must enter on Yackley Avenue)

Lisle Community Park

Short Street & Route 53

For schedule and additional event information, visit eyestotheskies.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITVOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITYY

The Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to help out at this years Eyes to the

Skies Festival. If you are interested in volunteering, please call 630-541-6095, or visit the Eyes to the

Skies website www.eyestotheskies.org/volunteers

Upon signing up, please be sure to mention you are volunteering on behalf of the Lisle Area

Chamber as all of our proceeds go directly to the Lisle Area Chamber Scholarship fund.

July 2014

AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHTAMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT——KKITTYITTY MMURPHYURPHY

CHAMBER NIGHT WITH TCHAMBER NIGHT WITH THE DUPAGE COUNTY HOUNDS (RESCHEDULED)HE DUPAGE COUNTY HOUNDS (RESCHEDULED)

RIBBON CUTTINGRIBBON CUTTING——RIEDY’S TEE TIME INC.RIEDY’S TEE TIME INC.

Kitty Murphy, a Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce member for over 9 years, currently

serves as President/Owner of The Nook. The Nook, located on Main Street in Lisle, is a

coffee, ice cream, candy, card/gift and yarn shoppe. It is a fun, safe, old-fashioned gathering

place for adults and children alike. Kitty’s main duty as President/Owner of the Nook is

oversight of the business. Kitty is new to the Ambassadors but has always been an active

Chamber member. She enjoys her time as an Ambassador because it has given her the

opportunity to communicate with other business members, get to know them personally, and encourage

them to come to events and take advantage of their Chamber membership. In addition to her involvement

as an Ambassador, Kitty currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. Furthermore she has

participated on several Chamber committees including Downtown Business Council, Dinner Dance, and

5K/10K Race committees.

Kitty is a lifelong Lisle resident who attended St. Joan Elementary and Lisle High School. She has three

daughters, ages 30, 26, and 21 who have all gone through the Lisle School System as well. One of her

daughters is a successful business woman, another just graduated cum laude from law school, and the

third is working to become an Occupational Therapist. In addition to her daughters, she has three dogs

she considers her children as well. Finally, Kitty shares a favorite quote, “Nobody can make you feel

inferior, without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

The Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Riedy’s Tee Time Inc. took

place on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. This event saw a

great turnout and attendees even had the opportunity to

practice their swing.

Riedy’s was established in 1976 and is ideal for golfers

looking to practice their swing, improve their game, or take

lessons. Don’t forget to take advantage of your Member to

Member discount ($2.00 off a bucket of balls).

To redeem tickets:

1.) Visit dupagehounds.ticketleap.com

2.) Select which game(s) you want to attend (Wednesday, July 16)

3.) Select number of tickets

4.) Enter coupon code chamber2014 and all of your tickets are free

5.) If you cannot print your tickets, don’t worry...come to the box


7:00 p.m.

(Gates will open at 6:00 p.m.)

Benedictine University

5700 College Road

Lisle, IL 60532

In addition to free tickets, enjoy free parking, a kid’s zone, the opportunity to run the bases after the game,

receive player autographs, interact with the mascot, Page, and much more.

The first 50 Chamber Members have an option to purchase a Hot dog and Soda Voucher for 3 Dollars

July 2014

BUSINESS AFTER HOURSBUSINESS AFTER HOURS——MMUSEUMSUSEUMS ATAT LLISLEISLE SSTATIONTATION PPARKARK

UPCOMING BUSINESS AFUPCOMING BUSINESS AFTER HOURSTER HOURS

CHAMBER RAVES CHAMBER RAVES

Business After Hours was held on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. at The Museums at Lisle

Station Park. The Museum was created as a cooperative effort of the Lisle Park District, Lisle Heritage

Society and the Village of Lisle with the intention of establishing a home for the historic train depot.

This partnership aims to preserve Lisle’s heritage by focusing on continued development of historical

buildings, exhibits, and special programs.

The Museums at Lisle Station Park currently have a Banned in Chicago: Eight Decades of Film

Censorship in the Windy City exhibit which is set to run through Saturday, August 16, 2014. This

exhibit highlights the history behind film censorship in Chicago and provides insight on the types of

films that were being censored. For additional information about Museums at Lisle Station Park visit

their website at http://www.lisleparkdistrict.org/museum.htm or contact them at (630) 968-0499.

Business After Hours is one of the

many great ways to get the most out

of your Chamber membership. Not

only do these events provide the

opportunity to learn more about one

of your fellow Chamber members’

business, it is a great opportunity to

network with many different

members.


5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Evviva Bar & Eatery

1017 Front Street

Lisle, IL 60532

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

Valerie Janke—Waddell & Reed, Inc.

1100 W. Warrenville Rd., Suite 100

Naperville, IL 60563

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

5:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m.

Rosehill Montessori School

1203 Lisle Place

Lisle, IL 60532

Wednesday, October 22 , 2014

5:00 pm—7:00 pm

St. Joan of Arc

820 Division Street

Lisle, IL 60532

*Photos courtesy of Bruce Jones, Design and Promote

Congratulations to Design and Promote for being selected as the winner of the 2014 Small Business of

the Year given by the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.

DESIGN & PROMOTE

BRUCE JONES

1952 McDowell Road, Suite 100

Naperville, IL 60563

(630) 995-7109

http://www.lisleparkdistrict.org/museum.htm

July 2014

ANNUAL GOLF OUTINGANNUAL GOLF OUTING

CHAMBER MEMBER ANNIVCHAMBER MEMBER ANNIVERSARIESERSARIES

SUBURBAN LIFE MEDIA

Contact: Kelsey Rakers

Address: 1101 W. 31st Street, Suite 100

Downers Grove, IL 60515

Phone: (630) 427-6217

Suburban Life Media publishes the Lisle Suburban Life (formerly Lisle Reporter) newspaper and

17 other weekly papers across DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties. They offer a full range of print

and digital ad solutions. Also check out mysuburbanlife.com and look for the latest issue of

Suburban Life Magazine every month.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Seven Bridges Golf Club

Mulligan Drive

Woodridge, IL 60517

$150.00/person; $540.00/foursome

For sponsorship information or to register for this event, contact the Chamber at (630) 964-0052 or

[email protected]

25 YEARS

The Devonshire of Lisle &

Westbury Care Center

Essig Printing

20 YEARS

Green Trails Apartments

15 YEARS

Best Toys, Inc.

University Commons Corp.

Lisle Park District

OakBrook Investments, LLC

10 YEARS

El Burrito Mexicano Restaurant

FastSigns

Harris N.A.—Lisle

Powers Construction Group, Inc.

Professional Land Surveying, Inc.

Re/Max of Naperville (Moen)

Seven Bridges Golf Club

Unilever & Unilever Food

Solutions

Walgreens

West Suburban Bank

5 YEARS

Advanced Imaging Inc.

Belgio’s Catering

Chi Town Provisions Inc.

Empire Beauty School

Interpro Translation

Lisle Dental Center

Lisle Township

Momkus McCluskey, LLC

North Central College

Partners for Parks

Prince Patios

Staples

Third Generation Builders

Walk-In Ministry of Hope

July 2014

Toddler Adirondack Chair for Art in the Park Auction

Ribbon Cutting at Riedy’s Tee Time

Business After Hours at Museums at Lisle Station Park

Brian Failing, Museums at Lisle Station and Jackie

Niemeyer

Lynn Bila, Representative Ron Sandack’s Office at Riedy’s Tee Time Inc. Ribbon

Cutting

CHAMBERVISION

RENEWALSRENEWALS

Advanced Lisle Dental

Borsche Digital, LLC

David W. Rosenberg,

P.C Attorney at Law

DuPage Montessori

School

El Burrito Mexicano

Restaurant

Fair Oaks Ford

Holistic Health Care

Centers LLC

Hyatt Lisle at

Corporetum

Janice Connolly

Interiors

Kroehler Family

YMCA

Mankus & Marchan,

Ltd.

Manroland Web

Systems Inc.

MC Property

Management Corp.

Molex Incorporated

SEASPAR

Seven Bridges Golf

Club

SunCoke Energy

West Suburban Bank

NEW MEMBERSNEW MEMBERS

EMERALD MANAGEMENT GROUP

TIM MCLAUGHLIN

PO Box 8

Hinsdale, IL 60521

(630) 263-8754

GOLDEN EAGLE HOT DOGS

MICHAEL BATT

254 South Hickory Avenue

Bartlett, IL 60103

(630) 589-7741

GREAT LAKES CONTRACTOR

SERVICES, INC

DAWN WRIGHT

4746 Main Street

Lisle, IL 60532

(855) 403-6900

HARDEE’S RESTAURANT

CARL LEVECKE

5515 S Main Street

Lisle, IL 60532

(480) 736-2461

INTERFACE PROTEIN

TECHNOLOGY, INC.

CINDY ZHAO

5401 Patton Drive, Suite 110

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 963-8809

PRO HOME 1, INC

PETER PAWELKO

4745 Main Street, Suite 209

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 517-5797

CONTACT INFOCONTACT INFORMATIONRMATION

Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce

1111 Burlington Avenue, Suite 102

Lisle, IL 60532

E-Mail: [email protected]

Phone: (630) 964-0052; Fax: (630) 964-2726

TACO DAY RESTAURANT

ANTONIO ROMERO

2004 Ogden Avenue

Lisle, IL 60532

(630) 986-4800

July 2014

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