COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Greetings!
There are so many things going on in Glen Ellyn this month! Mark your calendar and enjoy all that spring will bring! Outdoor concerts, a Mac N' Cheese Cook Off, The Glen Ellyn Oscars (I mean, the Community Awards Ceremony) and more!
Thank you for choosing to spend your dollars in Glen Ellyn. The Chamber is dedicated to be a resource and an advocate to our members. Please remember to hire, dine and shop local to keep Glen Ellyn businesses alive.
Dawn Smith
Glen Ellyn Chamber Executive Director
CHAMBER OFFICE HOURS
NEW In Person Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm
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Glen Ellyn News & Events
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Pop Up Polar Plaza Concert Series - April 10
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Glen Ellyn Mac N' Cheese Cook Off - April 18 - April 25
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Glen Ellyn Community Awards Virtual Celebration - Late April
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Glen Ellyn Community Golf Outing - May 17
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McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage Begins Final Preparations for ‘Frida Kahlo: Timeless’ Exhibition - June 5 - September 6
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Glen Ellyn Community Shred Day - June 26
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Sustainable Choices for Your Yard - Glen Ellyn Public Library
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Food Collection Drive - Glen Ellyn Park District
- College of DuPage Virtual STEMCON
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Thrivers: Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine with Dr Michele Borba - Glenbard Parent Series
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The Seven Names of Glen Ellyn: on Zoom - Glen Ellyn Historical Society
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Downtown Glen Ellyn's First annual Treasure Hunt - Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn
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Pop Up Polar Plaza Concert Series
Skate, Dine & Rock Out!
Saturday April 10
3:00-5:00pm
We are excited host the School of Rock Glen Ellyn House Bands to perform LIVE at the Glen Ellyn Polar Plaza on April 10th, 3pm-5pm for a FREE concert series.
This is the perfect time to shop downtown, support our restaurants, dine carryout at the Polar Plaza picnic tables, watch LIVE family friendly music, skate at the polar plaza and even rumored that the The Beer Cellar and The Glen Ellyn Sweet Shoppe will be there on-site!
Please wear face masks and be 6ft socially distant per family grouping. This event is co-sponsored by the School of Rock & Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce, with the assistance of the Village of Glen Ellyn and Glen Ellyn Park District.
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For additional information, including a listing of rules, skate needs, along with dining and shopping opportunities in the downtown, visit www.gepark.org/polar-plaza.
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For One Week Only
The Glen Ellyn Mac N' Cheese Cook Off
Sunday, April 18 - Sunday, April 25
Mark your calendar and put on your loose fitting pants because its soon time to try all the best Mac N' Cheese you can order in one week. This Community Family-Friendly event will feature Glen Ellyn restaurants putting their spin on the classic dish mac n’ cheese. The chef's at each restaurants have come up with amazing dishes!
Order your Mac N Cheese to go or dine in. The hours to purchase will depend on restaurants. See participating restaurants for details. Once you’ve have picked your favorite, cast your vote online. The winner will be announced the following week.
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Glen Ellyn Community Awards Virtual Celebration Details Coming Soon
The 57th Annual Glen Ellyn Community Awards Ceremony will be virtual for all to view at 'Watch Parties' throughout Glen Ellyn Restaurants or in your own home!
It has taken a little longer to produce and will be shown in late April. We will announce all the winning recipients, including Businesses, Senior & Citizen of the Year via a streamed video presentation all FREE to see. You will be able to hear the amazing achievements of these deserving recipients from the presenters, as well as, the thank you remarks from the recipients. More info on reserving for a "WATCH PARTY" coming soon. It is like the Glen Ellyn Oscars!
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A portion of the proceeds support the Glen Ellyn Lions Club and their local charities |
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Glen Ellyn Community Golf Outing
Join us for the Annual Glen Ellyn Community Golf Outing for golf, fun and friends with plenty of games and prizes.
Your package will include a scramble format 18 Hole Golf Tournament with cart, box lunch, beer on the course, dinner ticket, a silent auction, drink ticket and prizes. Play games on the course such as a timed Foursome Relay, Straightest to the Line, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, Village Cup, Putting for Pints, and Hole in One contests where you can win $10,000 cash, a roundtrip airfare and more.
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Monday, May 17 | 1:00pm Shotgun
Village Links of Glen Ellyn
$150 per Golfer with Dinner
Early bird & Foursome discount still available
$35 Dinner Only (includes one drink ticket)
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Sponsorship Opportunities Available |
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Glen Ellyn French Market in Downtown Glen Ellyn Opens
The French Market offers a selection of services, vegetables, fruits, crafts, bakery, meat and other items for sale to the general public. Please follow Customer Guidelines:
- Follow Arrows
- Maintain Social Distancing
- Wear a Face mask
- Credit preferred for a touchless transaction
- Do not touch produce
Sundays, May 2 - October 17 | 8am - 1pm
8:00am - 9:00am Reserved for Seniors and those at high risk.
546 Duane Street / Main St Metra Lot
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McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage Begins Final Preparations for ‘Frida Kahlo: Timeless’ Exhibition
COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines Established in Advance of June 5 Opening
With the opening of “Frida Kahlo: Timeless” slated for this summer, staff at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) and the Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA) at College of DuPage are finalizing health and safety protocols for the exhibition’s three-month run.
Running June 5 to Sept. 6, “Frida Kahlo: Timeless,” an exhibition of the largest private collection of Frida Kahlo’s works, will be the first large showing of original Kahlo artwork in the Chicago area in the last 40 years. The 26-piece collection, on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Museum, features an array of works on paper and paintings spanning Kahlo’s career. Full Press Release HERE
Reserve your tickets today! Glen Ellyn will hold Frida Kahlo experiences through the months of June - August. More information to come on how our local businesses are joining in the celebration of this amazing art exhibit. We are so excited Frida is coming to Glen Ellyn!
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Saturday June, 26
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Duane/Lorraine Lot Parking Lot
384 Duane St, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Sponsored By The Glen Ellyn Bank & Trust
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Protect yourself from identity theft at our Shred Days. Gather your personal, sensitive information and we’ll shred it here for free! All paper collected is 100% broken down and recycled.
Day of Event:
- Individuals are asked to stay in their car.
- Pop your trunk and volunteers will pick up your boxes.
- Limit 3 paper BAGS or BOXES per car.
We expect this event to be well attended. For health and safety for all individuals, remain in your vehicle. No materials will be accepted past NOON.
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Sustainable Choices for
Your Yard
Glen Ellyn Public Library
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Join the Homegrown National Park movement in Glen Ellyn and make this a greener spring with tips and resources from The Conservation Foundation. Learn how to create a conservation corridor in your own backyard with water-efficient gardens and diverse wildlife habitats that adapt to variations in climate. Learn about sustainable garden design, native plant choices, and rainwater management. Presented by Christy Truitt from the Glen Ellyn Environmental Commission.
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Wednesday, April 14
7:00 - 8:00PM
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Food Collection Drive
Glen Ellyn Park District
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Make Hunger History
Support Glen Ellyn Food Pantry by donating non-perishable food items and toiletries at our drive-thru drop-off collection drives! See the schedule and pantry needs listed in the link below.
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Tuesday, April 27
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Ackerman SFC
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College of DuPage
Virtual STEMCON
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Hands-on interaction with dozens of high-quality, well-facilitated experiments and demonstrations designed to inform, entertain and spark interest in a broad range of STEM topics. |
Friday, April 23 to Sunday, 25
9:00am - 4pm
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Thrivers: Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine with Dr Michele Borba
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How do you raise kids to roll with the punches and succeed in life–not just in school? Dr. Borba identifies 7 signature strengths that can be nurtured in children from preschool to high school. |
Wednesday, April 14
7:00 PM
Free
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The Seven Names of Glen Ellyn: on Zoom
Glen Ellyn Historical Society
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Did you know that Glen Ellyn has had seven names? Local historian and author Dan Anderson will be sharing the history of Glen Ellyn through its seven names. This Zoom presentation will share many tidbits of Glen Ellyn history, and help you to understand some of the names you see in the Village, like Stacy's Corners. A free presentation! Join us --no advance registration required. |
Wednesday, April 14
7:00PM
Zoom
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Downtown Glen Ellyn's First annual Treasure Hunt
Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn
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Explore our downtown businesses, answer questions, take pictures, find clues to earn points and be rewarded! From your first point to the total point accumulation at the end of the month, we have prizes to fuel your enthusiasm! |
The Entire Month of April |
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Ribbon Cuttings
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Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care - April 16
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Westside Children's Therapy Ribbon Cutting - April 30
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Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care Ribbon Cutting
Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care is a family owned Optometry office that has been servicing Glen Ellyn for over 25 years. Please join us in welcoming our new owner Dr. Tom Panos. He will be providing the same level of care which you have come to expect from our office. Over the last 19 years Dr. Panos has practiced in primary eye care which includes contact lenses, pediatrics, and treatment of eye diseases and eye emergencies.We look forward to continuing to serve the Glen Ellyn community. Please join us!
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Friday, April 16
Noon Ribbon Cutting
910 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn
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Westside Children's Therapy Ribbon Cutting
Westside Children’s Therapy is a family-owned ABA and pediatric therapy provider in Illinois. Throughout the pandemic, Westside found ways to bring jobs to Glen Ellyn and give children the services they need in such a trying time. Now, we are celebrating some of those achievements with the community. Please join us!
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Friday, April 30
Noon Ribbon Cutting
910 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn
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Presenter: Barry Saltzman,
CEO, Saltzman Enterprise Group
www.saltzmaneg.com
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Barry Saltzman, Thirty-plus years of providing coaching, consulting, and advisory services has put Barry Saltzman in a unique position to help his clients grow and flourish; whatever their goals may be. Barry leverages his experience at Global 100, technology, service, and software companies to help professionals reach their full potential by utilizing his unique no-nonsense approach. |
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April Monthly Meeting
How to Develop a Sales Plan for Long Term Success
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To create long-term growth and success, all businesses need to become experts in client acquisition. If you do not get sales right, nothing else matters.
In today's session, we will discuss tools and techniques to help develop an easy-to-implement a sales plan for long-term success. Highly successful sales professionals have three unique traits that differentiate them from their sales peers; preparation, organization, and productivity.
In this session, we will explore six steps that will allow you to become a market leader in your area of expertise.
- WHO is my ideal customer
- WHERE do I find my ideal prospect
- WHY do my prospects buy from me
- WHAT do I say when I meet a prospect
- HOW do I know what to do every day
- WHEN do I actually do all these sales tasks
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Tuesday, April 13
11:45am Zoom Link Opens
Noon - 1:00pm Program
FREE to Members
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Did You Complete Your Anti-Sexual Harassment Training?
In 2019, the Illinois Legislature passed the Illinois Workplace Transparency Act. As a result, employers must provide anti-sexual harassment training to their employees at least once per year. Failure to do so could result in employers being fined by the Department of Human Rights.
Rick Lofgren and Charles Wentworth of The Law Office of Lofgren & Wentworth, P.C. have recorded a 20-minute presentation that you can use to provide the training to your employees, and they have been gracious enough to let the Chamber use for its members. For $10 per employee, we will provide to you a link to the video, as well as the Certificates of Participation for each employee who views the program.
Did you complete your Anti-Sexual Harassment Training? If not, register today so you and your employees can complete this requirement.
*This program is NOT for restaurants or bars. We will soon email you when a presentation will be available for those serving alcohol.
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$10 per Chamber Member Employee
*A link to the video and the Certificates of Participation for the employee who views the program
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April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election Results
Results from the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election are in, with official results from the County forthcoming.
Village President: Mark Senak
Village Trustees: Gary Fasules, Anne M. Gould, Kelley M. Kalinich
Village Clerk: Caren I. Cosby
The newly elected Glen Ellyn Village Board Members will be sworn in at the Monday, May 10, 2021 Village Board Meeting.
For more information on election results, visit here.
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Glen Ellyn Family Eye Care |
510 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 858-3937
Optometry office that provides primary eye care which includes contact lenses, pediatrics, and treatment of eye diseases and eye emergencies in a fashionable eye wear environment.
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488 Crescent Blvd. Suite A
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 315-5060
The Beer Cellar is a bottleshop and taproom focused on providing customers with a fresh, well-curated selection of beer, wine and spirits.
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550 Crescent Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-1152
The Glen Ellyn Sweet Shoppe is an old-fashioned, downtown candy store featuring all kinds of chocolaty, sweet, sour and fruity candy for the "little kids", and nostalgic candy from Abba Zabas to Zagnuts for the "young at heart".
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Participate in our DINE IN GLEN ELLYN
Curbside Pickup / Delivery / Carryout / Drive Through / Outdoor Dining
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Participate in our KEEP SHOPPING
LOCAL program
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Curbside Pickup / Online / Shipping / In Store |
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Glen Ellyn Essential Services |
These Business are critical to our community. Please contact these companies via phone or email as many of these companies are working remotely.
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Volunteers are needed. If you are an able and willing to volunteer, please visit DuPage County’s Volunteer Portal, Giving DuPage, who links volunteers with non-profit organizations within DuPage. Contact the Chamber if your Non-Profit would like more information, and to be connected. |
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Glen Ellyn Business Resource During COVID-19 |
The Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to be a resource during this difficult time. Please click the link to view:
- Emails shared with Glen Ellyn Chamber members regarding COVID-19 on their website
- COVID19 Links to Village, County & State.
- Additional ways to help in the pandemic.
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Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce Members
Thank you to our Members. Because of your paid membership, the Chamber is able to continue to connect business with the greater Glen Ellyn community.
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Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce
810 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
630.469.0907
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