Welcome!

As the leading advocate of business in our community, the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce makes things happen for local businesses, our citizens and the community at large. The Chamber provides its members an active voice with City of Chicago departments to protect business interests and investments.

Being a part of our Chamber is a good business investment. Everyone benefits by working together to enhance Edison Park. The Chamber provides business referrals, business card display, city maps, demographic information, display window decals and much more. For a full list of benefits, refer to our Member Services page.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and our membership, we invite you to become more familiar with the Chamber and for a free copy of our Community Guide, please go to the Contact Us information page to make your request

Looking for a members business address or phone number? Take a look in our Members Directory to find the information you're looking for. You can view members listed in alphabetical order by name, or by business type.

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE - HELP WANTED:

Office Space:

6701-6707 N.Northwest Highway - 2,300 S.F. availablet (new construction).  Contact Lydia at Re-Max, (847) 962-8762.

6400 N. Northwest Highway, Tuscany Terrace - 2,500 S.F. available (new construction) with parking.  Contact Barry Paoli at Century-21 McMullen Real Estate, (773) 213-1487.

7280 W. Devon Ave, 3,500 S.F. available for immediate lease.  Contact Mary at (773)774-4001.

SAVE THE DATE

January 8th - Installation Dinner at Zia's Trattoria, 6699 N. Northwest Hwy. 5:30 p.m.

January 15th - Board of Directors Meeting 9:00 a.m.

February 5th - EPI Bowling Event with Niles Chamber of Commerce

February 12th - Membership Luncheon Meeting at Edison Park Inn - Speaker, Lt. Joe Schoeber on Video Surveillance

LOOK FOR MORE INFORMATION AS PLANS ARE FINALIZED!

INSTALLATION DINNER

Join us on January 8th at 5:30 p.m. for our annual Installation Dinner at Zia's Trattoria, 6699 N. Northwest Hwy.  The agenda will include the swearing in of our newly elected Officers and Directors for 2009.  Congratulations to our new Board of Directors:  President - Jennifer Cortese (Signature Bank); Vice-President - Jill Doherty (LepreCAN Portable Restrooms); Treasurer - Pamela Russell (First Nations Bank).  Directors include:  Paul Armstrong (Edward Jones Investments); Mary Beth Balcarcel (Century-21 McMullen Real Estate); Jeff Bibik (Chicago Magic Network); Kelly Davis (Zia's Trattoria); Bob Gariti (Regional Valet Service); Kathleen Kreher (Romance in Blooms); Patsy Martin (Coyne Financial); Brian Schoen (Real Network Solutions); Mike Stangel ( Keller Williams Realty); Sandy Svizzero (Parkway Bank); Millisa Vasich (Happy Child Day Care).

The chamber gratefully acknowlees the following members for their dedicated service:  Mary O'Connor (O'Connor's Deli & Market); Florian Barbi (First Nations Bank); Sean Finnegan (Finnegan Family Chiropractic); Cathy Flood (Zia's Trattoria); Siobhan Madden (Taligators BBQ Smokehouse); and Dave Urquhart (Bugle Newspapers).

For more information about reservations for the dinner, please call the Chamber office at (773) 631-0063.

12th Annual EP Turkey Trot

Thank you Edison Park for another terriffic trot!  Well over 3600 participants made this the most successful turkey trot to date.  Misericordia Heart of Mercy will be the beneficiary of the $45,000 raised through generous sponsors and supporters.  Go to the website for pictures, www.epturkeytrot.com.  See you next year!

BUY A BRICK - HELP OUR PARKS!

The Edison Park Community Council and the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce have joined together to raise funds for our parks. The Chicago Park District has committed to new windows for the historic Edison Park Field House, new sidewalks and fencing for Monument Park and plans for a new sprinkler area at Olympia Park.  The Park District applauds our recent efforts to raise money and awareness regarding the needs of our neighborhood parks.  Residents can help further this effort by purchasing a brick paver wihch will be placed in the new walkway for the Edison Park Field House.  A 4" x 8" brick can be purchased for $100.  This brick will include three lines with eighteen characters per line.  An 8" x 8" (or a double brick) can be purchased for $175 with six lines, eighteen characters per line.  The money raised will go directly towards improvements made to our parks.

Applications are available at Edison Park, Olympia Park, and the Edison Park Metra Station.  For more information or to purchase a brick, contact the Edison Park Chamber of Commerce at (773) 631-0063.