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FALL 2015
A NORTHERN KANE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
• Chairman’s Message
• 35th Anniversary Gala Dinner
• Young Professional Network
• Photo Galleries
Ribbon Cuttings & Annual Dinner
• Welcome New Members
President’s Message
Thank you to everyone that attended and contributed to the
success of our 2015 Annual Dinner! Our committee worked
very hard to make it a success: Committee chair, Lori Schutt
and Cheryl Alopogianis, Connie Krueger, Patricia Mierisch,
and Justyna Sutyniec.
It was a great event celebrating the 35th anniversary of our
Melissa Hernandez
Chamber! Where does the time go?
What else is happening? Many ask, why does the chamber fund raise?
The chamber offers programming and marketing opportunities for our business
members all year long. Our efforts and all of our fundraising is 100% given
back to the membership in programs and services. Our communities need
strong commerce to survive and a chamber does what it can to contribute to
that effort every day.
That being said, the businesses within the NKCC are truly amazing and your
sponsorship at every level helps get your company name out
there in more ways than you could ever imagine!
Melissa Hernandez
President
Raffle Dinner Donors
A & T Plumbing Inc. & Son
Alexander’s Cafe
Ann Meyer/Farmers Insurance
Aquatic Therapy
Ambassador Committee
Avon, Connie Krueger
Bandito Barney’s
Business and Referral
Connections
Business Power Connections
Board of Directors
Bii Hair Salon, A Natural Salon
Blues BBQ
BMO Harris NA
Bootleggers
Cardunal Office Supply
Cary Country Club
Catering Made Simple
Centegra Health System
Center for Chiropractic Medicine
Chicago Bears
Chicago Sky Deck
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Wolves Hockey
Chubby Bullfrog
Classic Cinema, Cinema 12
Country Financial/Boomers
Baseball
CP Apparel
Diamond Jims
Diamonddog
Dobosz Law Offices, P.C.
Dolly's Gaming Café
Dylan's Pub
Elgin Community College
Electric Tattoo
Elgin Junior Woman’s Club
Fast-teks On-Site
Computer Services
FiberFresh
Field Museum
Four Legs Pets
Fox River Spa & Salon
Friends of the Fox
Hands on Massage
Holiday Inn and Suites
Isagenix
Kane County Cougars
LA Fitness
Leafs Ice Centre
Lynfred Winery
Mary Kay, Kay Teeter
Olive Garden
Pluymert, MacDonald,
Hargrove & Lee, LTD
Pub 72
Radiant Heart Yoga
Randall Oaks Dental
RDP Builders
Romantica
Rosie O’Hares
Ruthella’s New Orleans
Cusine
Silberfine Chiropractic
Somerset Sporthorse
Equestrian Center, Inc
Sozo Global, Debbie
Richmond
Spa Bleu
Subway
Tastefully Simple, Cheryl
Alopogianis
The Geneva Inn
Tri-State Carpet
Village of East Dundee
Village Squire
Weedman
Younique
Zanies Comedy Club
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www.nkcchamber.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Board
Chair
Lori Schutt
Creative Promotional Apparel
Vice-Chair
Marty Gudmundson
PCCR USA
Treasurer
Scott Komaromy
Wells Fargo Advisors
Secretary
Kristi Kozar
PCCR USA
President
Melissa Hernandez
Northern Kane County Chamber
of Commerce
Board of Directors
Paula Amenta
Elgin Community College
Ben Churchill
Community Unit School District 300
Ernie Gamino
Edward Jones Investments Services
William Geister
Val Pak Chicagoland
Pat Gibbs
FASTSIGNS of Carpentersville
Chair’s Message
I can’t believe that 2015
will be coming to a close soon.
It has been a great year for
the Chamber and we had a lot
of fun celebrating our 35th
year anniversary. This year we
introduced the Northern
Kane Fest on the Fox to
celebrate 35 years. In spite of
the rain, the event was a huge
Lori Schutt
success and we are looking at
doing this again in 2016! Our Annual Awards
Dinner this year was our 35th Anniversary Gala.
Congratulations to our winners and thank you to the
committee for a great evening.
We are not done yet! In November, we will be
hosting our Community Service Award Dinner with
our five Villages. The villages select an individual
who goes above and beyond within their community
to receive special recognition. And don’t forget the
Annual Holiday Lunch at the Anvil Club coming
up in December. Register early for this event so
you don’t miss out!
As 2015 comes to a close and we start looking at
2016, remember all the advertising opportunities
that are available to you as a chamber member. By
sponsoring events and donating raffle items, you
get exposure for your business through email blasts
and on social media. Make sure you are taking
advantage of your membership and all the benefits
the chamber has to offer you. Do you need a
refresher on the Chamber? Attend our bi-monthly
membership lunch, or contact the Chamber to
meet with one of our Ambassadors.
I look forward to seeing you at our year end
events and hope you all have a wonderful
Holiday Season!
Lori Schutt
Chairman of the Board
Dundee Township Young Professionals Network
Sharon Glasshof
GC Realty and Development
Marc Huber
Village of Carpentersville
Jeff Lipson
Brokerocity
Patricia Mierisch
Community Member - Gilberts
John O’Sullivan
OTTO
Stacey Pyrek
Four Legs Pets
Teresa Smith
In.Cite Studio
Justyna Sutyniec
BMO Harris Bank NA
MISSION STATEMENT
The Northern Kane County Chamber
is an advocate for business interests
and development by identifying and
fulfilling the needs of the business
community through leadership,
education, support and promotion.
20 S. Grove Ave, Ste.101
Carpentersville, IL 60110
847-426-8565
847-426-1098 Fax
[email protected]
Earlier this year the
Dundee Township Young
Professionals Network was
launched and it has been
successfully growing ever
since.
It all began after Curt
McReynolds, president and
CEO of the Boys and Girls
Curt McReynolds
Club of Dundee Township,
heard about the Elgin Young Professionals Network
and thought the concept was a great idea.
“Mostly, the thought had come from my own
personal experiences with my involvement with the
nonprofit boards I serve on and my involvement
with the Dundee Township Rotary Club,” said
McReynolds. “I often find myself as one of the
younger participants in the group and the lack of
younger professionals that are recruited or even
participate in these groups.”
Ribbon
Cutting
Pub 72
Gilberts
McReynolds is a board member of the Northern
Kane County Chamber of Commerce and the
immediate past president of the Dundee Township
Rotary Club.
He contacted Melissa Hernandez to inquire if the
group would be a good fit through the Chamber and
as McReynolds noted “she was all for it”.
The group is open to men and women from ages
21 to 40 within Dundee Township. They meet the
last Wednesday of every month at 6 to 8 p.m..
Meeting locations are rotated but always held at a
Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce
member restaurant.
According to McReynolds, “We have 34 members
and are growing. There is no separate membership
fee at this time, but we will examine a fee structure
next year, if needed.”
Currently each member donates $10 to each
monthly meeting and that pool of money will be
distributed to local charities at the end of the year.
A NORTHERN KANE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION
www.nkcchamber.com
BRONZE MEMBERS
35th Year Annual Dinner
Scrapbook
A & T Plumbing Inc. and Son ~
Carpentersville
Andrew A. Knox & Co. P.C. ~ West Dundee
Ann Meyer Agency, Inc ~ Farmers
Insurance and Financial Services ~
West Dundee
The Anvil Club ~ East Dundee
Associated Bank ~ Carpentersville
AQUINO Insurance Agency ~ West Dundee
Bii Hair Salon, A Natural Salon ~
West Dundee
Business Matters ~ Elgin
Catering Made Simple ~ South Elgin
Center for Chiropractic Medicine ~
West Dundee
Charles Motl, CPA and Associates ~
East Dundee
Chicago Unified MMA ~ Elgin
COUNTRY Financial ~ West Dundee
Small Busin
ess of the Y
ear
Payro
ll Vault
Distinctive Dentistry of Dundee ~
West Dundee
Dobosz Law Offices, P.C. ~ Elgin
Dundee Animal Hospital ~ East Dundee
Dundee Collision, Inc. ~ East Dundee
Edward Jones Investments,
Ernie Gamino ~ West Dundee
Edward Jones Investments,
Frank Petroczky ~ Elgin
Enviroclean of Illinois, Inc. ~ Gilberts
Fast-teks On-Site Computer Services ~
West Chicago
Business of the Year
G & K Services ~ Rockford
Spa Bleu Salon
Gallery 611 ~ East Dundee
Gardiner Place/River Haven Place ~
East Dundee
Grid 7 Properties ~ West Dundee
e Year
Volunteer of th
dson
Marty Gudmun
Heinz & Associates, Inc., Gerald L. ~
East Dundee
James M. Kiss, LTD. P.C. ~ Carpentersville
Kirkpatrick, Jones & Herzog Insurance
Agency, Inc ~ Elgin
Laird Funeral Home P.C. ~ West Dundee
Liberty Lanes ~ Carpentersville
Lifestyles Real Estate, Inc. ~ Elgin
Lionize Delivery Solutions Inc. ~
East Dundee
Luke’s of Carpentersville ~ Carpentersville
Meyer Signs ~ West Dundee
OnPath Financial, LLC ~ St. Charles
Premier Living Properties ~ St. Charles
Randall Oaks Dental Office ~ Carpentersville
Revcor Companies ~ Carpentersville
Riverwalk Apartments ~ West Dundee
Sama Yoga ~ West Dundee
Sentry Energy Management Service, Inc. ~
Elgin
Spring Hill Gymnastics ~ Elgin
State Farm-Chad Radtke ~ Huntley
State Farm-Mark Krueger ~ Lake in the Hills
Tanis Group Realty ~ West Dundee
Ribbon
Cutting
TransNational ~ Arlington Heights
Bootleggers
Kitchen & Pub
West Dundee
Uniform Outlet, Inc.c ~ Carpentersville
UPS Store #0806 ~ Carpentersville
Valpak of Chicagoland ~ Elgin
Vehrs Shears ~ Gilberts
Vidal Landscaping ~ Gilberts
Weed Man ~ East Dundee
Wells Fargo Advisors ~ Elgin
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U.S. POSTAGE
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DUNDEE IL 60118
PERMIT NO. 59
PLATINUM MEMBERS
20 S. Grove Ave, Ste.101
Carpentersville, IL 60110
www.nkcchamber.com
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Save the date!
Holiday Lunch
OF CARPENTERSVILLE
Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
Anvil Club
Community Holiday Events
GILBERTS
TREE LIGHTING
GOLD MEMBERS
Ginny O’s
24 hour Family Restaurant
SILVER MEMBERS
CARPENTERSVILLE
TREE LIGHTING
Dickens
in Dundee
Village of Gilberts
Village of West Dundee
Village of Carpentersville
Annual Tree Lighting event is
scheduled for November
20th at Town Square Park
beginning at 5:00 p.m.This
event includes a visit from
Santa, light refreshments and
a DJ offering holiday carols.
Dickens In Dundee takes place
Dec. 4 and 5.Activities include:
Living Windows from 6-8pm on
Friday, Parade at 10am on
Saturday with activities at
Grafelman Park and area
churches & businesses into the
early afternoon.
Annual tree lighting
ceremony and the second
annual Holiday Decorating
Contest. Look for more
information to be posted at
http://vil.carpentersville.il.us
when it is available. Friend
the Village on Facebook to
keep up with all the latest
information.
Al Piemonte Chevrolet
East Dundee
Amy Home Services
Carpentersville
strategies
Bright Horizon
Elgin
Elgin State Bank
Elgin
Sam’s Club Store # 4942
Elgin
U-Haul
West Dundee
US Bank
West Dundee
& communications
The Chamber is now on
Every business has
a story to tell …
Let us promote yours.
847 468 0210
Patricia M. Szpekowski, APR
[email protected] • www.pmsadv.com
Copywriting/Editing • PR/Media Relations • Press Releases
Custom Newsletters • Graphic Design • Photography
A NORTHERN KANE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION
Welcome
New Members
November Calendar of Events
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Business
After Hours
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
5
6
Women in
Business
Breakfast
With A Broker
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Community
Service
Awards
Business
After
Hours
25
26
27
Office
Closed
Office
Closed
22
29
24
23
DMWInsures
David M. Wehr
(224) 276-6152
[email protected]
101 Hamilton Ave. ~ Geneva
Providing Insurance coverage to fit
your family & business needs.
www.DMWInsures.com
Sentry Energy Management
Services, Inc.
28
30
Tim Landstrom
(224) 856-5582
[email protected]
3579 Wetlands Dr. ~ Elgin
A natural gas & electricity brokerage.
www.sentryenergy.com
3W Enterprises, LLC.
* indicates fee involved
Event Information
Business After Hours
November 3, 5:00 -7:00 PM
Somerset Sporthorse Equestrian Facility
35w414 Lathrop Lane ~ West Dundee
Network your business with fellow chamber
members in a relaxed atmosphere.
Remember to bring plenty of business cards!
Refreshments will be served.
*Women in Business
November 5, 11:30 AM
Judson University
1151 N. State St. ~ Elgin
Join us for lunch, networking, & scholarship
fundraising! Guest speaker Ben Churchill
will be presenting a District 300 program
overview. Please contact the chamber office
prior to Oct. 30th to reserve your seat.
$20.00 for chamber members.
Breakfast with a Broker
November 5, 9:00AM-12:00PM
Chamber Community Room
20 S. Grove Ave. Suite 102~ Carpentersville
An open house event providing education
and enrollment support for the Affordable
Care Act.
Please contact the chamber to reserve
your space.
*3rd Annual Community
Service Awards
November 18
5:30PM Cocktails ~ Program begins 6:30PM
Randall Oaks Golf Club
1401 Binnie Rd.~ West Dundee
Join members of the chamber along with the
communities of Carpentersville, East
Dundee, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow and West
Dundee to celebrate the individuals that
make a difference in our community.
Cost is $25 to attend.
Dane Willman
(847) 366-6555
[email protected]
Everything you need for to protect
your home or business from flood
damage.
www.3went.com
The Matrix Group
Louie DeLa Cruz
(847) 530-1977
[email protected]
Providing phone services, TV,
internet, energy, security & credit
card processing.
www.thematrixgroup.com
Business After Hours
November 19, 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Elgin Symphony Orchestra
45 Symphony Dr. ~ Elgin
Network your business with members of
NKCC & surrounding chambers in a relaxed
atmosphere. Remember to bring plenty of
business cards! Light refreshments will be
served!
SAVE THE DATE!
Annual Bowling Event
Saturday, January 30, 2016
6:30 PM
Liberty Lanes
115W. Besinger Ln.~ Carpentersville
Chamber Office Closed
November 26-27th
Happy Thanksgiving!
Please visit our web site for more information
www.nkcchamber.com
Dinner, bowling, raffle prizes
and a whole lot of fun.
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Chamber Honor Roll
December Calendar of Events
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
6
7
8
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
9
Friday
Saturday
Business
After
Hours
4
Women in
Business
Holiday
Lunch
5
Parade
10
11
12
14
15
16
Judson University........................... 19 Years
Parkway Bank & Trust Co. ............ 16 Years
Meyer Signs...................................... 9 Years
Senior Services Assoc. Inc. ........... 15 Years
Business
After
Hours
13
Dundee Animal Hospital .............. 24 Years
Power Electronics
International Inc. .......................... 8 Years
Distinctive Dentistry of Dundee ..... 6 Years
17
18
19
Northern Kane Educational Corp .. 6 Years
Kane County Dept. of Employment
& Education .................................. 5 Years
Life Storage of Elgin ...................... 4 Years
20
21
22
23
24
Office
Closed
25
Office
Closed
31
Office
Closed
Happy New
Years!
1
Office
Closed
26
Meadowdale Shopping Center ....... 4 Years
Gardiner Place/River Haven Place 3 Years
Incite Studios, LTD.......................... 3 Years
27
28
29
30
* indicates fee involved
Ruthella’s New Orleans Cuisine ..... 3 Years
State Farm, Mark Kreuger .............. 3 Years
White Oak Interiors ........................ 3 Years
Randall Oaks Dental Office ........... 2 Years
U-Haul ............................................. 2 Years
Business After Hours
Dickens in Dundee
December 3, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
The Haight
166 Symphony Way ~ Elgin
Join us for a casual meet & greet with
members of NKCC, Elgin Chamber & other
local agencies. Network your business, make
new friends & promote your future
endeavors.
Remember to bring plenty of business cards!
Refreshments will be served!
December 4 - 6th
Downtown East and West Dundee
The weekend kicks off with tree
lighting ceremonies, a visit from Santa
Saturday starts out with the spirit of
Christmas parade!
We will be making 200 bags to pass out
in the parade. Please be sure to get us
your advertising materials prior to
December 1 to be included in the bags.
*Women in Business Holiday
Luncheon
Business After Hours
December 4, 11:30 AM
The Anvil Club
309 Meier Dr. ~ East Dundee
Kick start your holidays this season at the
NKCC Annual Holiday Luncheon. Great
food and atmosphere, celebrate while
helping the Women in Business raise money
for scholarships to be given out early next
year! This is a must attend event!
Cost is $35 for chamber members.
Please contact the chamber office to reserve
your seats prior to November 25th.
Holiday Office Hours
The chamber office will be closed
December 24, December 25 and
December 31 for the Holidays.
The chamber will be opened limited
hours from December 22 ~ January 2.
Please contact the chamber office for
hours of operation.
December 9, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Abbey Tri-State Carpet & Blinds
1525 Fleetwood Dr.~ Elgin
Join us for a casual meet & greet with
members of NKCC & Elgin area
chamber to network your business,
make new friends & promote your
future endeavors. Remember to bring
plenty of business cards!
Refreshments will be served!
Please visit our web site for more information
www.nkcchamber.com
For more information regarding
chamber events, members
or
information please contact the
chamber:
Northern Kane County
Chamber Office
20 S. Grove Ave. Ste 101
Carpentersville, IL 60110
Phone: 847-426-8565
Fax: 847-426-1098
www.nkcchamber.com
[email protected]