January 07, 2019
Chamber Connection
To foster and promote a vibrant business environment
for the benefit of our members.
Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Updates
Business After Hours
Tazewell County Children's Advocacy Center will be hosting our January 9th Business After Hours...

Ribbon Cutting for YWCA's Little Free Library
Join us TODAY, January 7th at 4:00 pm to celebrate a Ribbon Cutting for the YWCA's Little Free Library...

Ribbon Cutting for Heartland Health Services
Join us Thursday, January 16th at noon to celebrate the opening of Heartland Health Services Olt Ave. location with a Ribbon Cutting...

Business Continuity Workshop
Join us for a free Business Continuity Workshop ...

Scam Alert
We have been notified by a local small business retailer that an individual came in to their storefront January 2nd near closing time to make a large purchase on an American Express card...

Membership Updates
Summer concert series planned for Pekin in 2020!
The Avanti’s Dome has announced plans for a summer concert series. The “Dome After Dark”

Hopedale Medical Complex, a unique medical campus in this Tazewell County village, has a new chief operating officer...

SCORE: Business Knowledge Management with Microsoft OneNote
A recent study suggested that the average business owner wastes as much as 150 hours a year looking for “stuff”...

Illinois Free Market Medical Association
Our first quarterly meeting for 2020 will be on January 14 from 5:30-7:00 at Prairie Spine & Pain Institute... 

Board of Directors
  • President:  Dan Pfeifer, Dan Pfeifer State Farm
  • Vice President:  Dennis Short, Pekin Community Bank
  • Treasurer: Baylee Gambetti, Coldwell Banker, The Real Estate Group
  • Past President:  Scott Kriegsman, Elliff, Dancey & Bosich, PC

  • Todd Benton, Pacific Ethanol
  • Danielle Bernier, Servpro of Peoria & North Central Tazewell County
  • Chris Deverman, Deverman Advertising
  • Laurie Gruse, Pekin Insurance
  • Ryan Morris, UnityPoint Health
  • Megan Olt, TCRC, Inc. 
  • Dr. Danielle Owens, Pekin Community High School
  • Scott Roher, Pekin Country Club
  • Bryan J. Steger, Steger's Furniture
  • Mayor Mark Luft, City of Pekin
Membership Renewals
Build 4 Members
Busey Bank
CEFCU

Build 3 Members
Kriegsman Warehouses
Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory

Lead 3 Members
Liberty Village of Pekin

Build Plus Members
Pekin Park District

Lead Plus Members
Comcast Business
Pekin Community High School

Engage Plus Members
Pekin Daily Times

Grow Plus Members
Peoria Chiefs Community Baseball Club LLC
Ray Dennison Chevrolet
Wal-Mart

Engage Members
Allegra
Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group
DreamScapes Landscaping LLC
Facet Technologies, Inc.
First United Methodist Church
Hjerpe & Tennison CPAs, LLC
Hometown Title
Redbrand Credit Union

Grow Members
Bagley & Miller, Attorneys
Beck's Convenience Store
Glesne Family Dentistry
Pekin Animal Hospital
Pekin Main Street
Pekin Township Supervisor
Rosati's
Sprint Wireless Express
Taco Bell
YWCA Pekin

Individual Members
Beres, George
Ehrich, DDS, Dr. Robert