Promote Your Business - Marketing & Advertising Opportunities

Community Guide

  • Bi-Annual community directory
  • Distributed to all residents and businesses
  • Members are listed both categorically and alphabetically
  • Fingertip Facts about Village services, schools & organizations
  • Advertising Available

Welcome Neighbor Program

  • Add a promotional item to our Welcome Packet to introduce your business to new residents who are looking for products and services
  • The Welcome Packet is different then other welcome wagon because it includes valuable new resident information about Village services, the Park District, the Library, and local area Places of Worship
  • 500 New Residents move in to Morton Grove each year
  • There is a per mailing fee of $25- A huge savings if you consider doing a mailing on your own could cost $500!

Shop Morton Grove - Membership Resource Directory

  • Brochure of members listed categorically
  • Mailed out 3 times a year to all businesses and households
  • Advertising Available

Website - www.MGCCI.org

  • Advertise on our popular website and/or add a link to your own website
  • All members listed both alphabetically and categorically

Monthly Newsletter

  • Our Monthly Newsletter is mailed to all our members
  • Updates you with events, programs and new members.
  • Member of the Month Column - Each month we select a Chamber Member who has stood out for their community involvement, business success or offered a unique service or promotion
  • Advertising Available

Events & Networking - Meet New Customers, Introduce Your business

Business After Hours

  • These are great Networking Events hosted by a fellow Chamber Member free to all members for an opportunity to meet and network with others in the business community.
  • 6 Business After Hours each year
  • Learn the benefits networking can add to your business

Women's Power Lunch

  • A women's networking group to meet other women to build contacts, gain referrals, share ideas and discuss your business. This is a monthly opportunity to build your business.

Annual Golf Outing & Fundraiser

  • Join us for golf, dinner, and prizes. It is our biggest fundraiser as well as a relaxing opportunity to socialize, network, and promote your business.
  • Add your name to our sponsor list and promote your business at our Golf Event.

New Years Celebration and Awards Dinner

  • In January we recognize our new Board of Directors and honor the V.I.P. of the Year and the Business of the Year.

Holiday Party

  • This end of the year party is our thank you to our members for their support throughout the year. Join us for a night of great food, refreshments and raffles. Wrap up the year with friends, colleagues and fellow Chamber Members at our wonderful Holiday Party.

Fourth of July Parade

 

Concert in the Park

 

Member to Member - Services To Help Your Business

Certificate of Origin

  • An official Chamber of Commerce signature with seal is often required for businesses that ship products to another country to verify your business is in the United states.Members receive a Certificate of Origin complimentary.
  • Non-member fee can be more than $270.00

Membership Information Rack

  • Located on the main level of the Village Hall
  • Members are encouraged to send their business materials to be displayed

Member Business Labels

  • Member Business Labels are available to fellow Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry members only at the cost of $30.00.

Job Listings

 

Hot Deals

 

Member to Member Discounts

 

Special Community Recognition

Business of the Month

The Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Business of the Month, is nominated by our membership and is announced and honored in our monthly newsletter, the local newspaper and presented with a framed certificate. They are also recognized at the annual New Year Celebration and Awards Dinner in January. The Business of the Month is chosen on the basis of achievement, community involvement, and participation in Chamber of Commerce Events. This honor is given only to the members of the Chamber of Commerce.

 

Business of the Year

Each year we honor the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Business of the Year, a business, chosen by our membership, (who cast their votes by December 15 each year) from the prior year’s Businesses of the Month. This Business of the Year is announced and honored at the annual New Year Celebration and Awards Dinner in January. This honor is given only to members of the Chamber of Commerce.

 

VIP of the Year

The VIP of the Year is announced at the Holiday party in December and honored at our New Year Celebration and Awards Dinner in January.

VIP of the Year nominations, are provided by our Chamber of Commerce membership as well as the community of Morton Grove before November 1st each year. The nominations are based on an individual’s integrity and dedicated contribution to the Morton Grove community and may include citizens who are not members of the Chamber. The VIP recipient will be featured on the front page of the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s January Newsletter. The local newspapers will also get a press release to include in their papers as well.

Past VIP Winners include:

2010 Cindy Kopczyk
2009 Michael Simkins
2008 Ronald E. Lundin
2007 Gabriel S. Berrafato
2006 Teresa Hoffman Liston
2005 Lester Brownstein
2004 John Slater
2003 Dino Karageorgis
2002 Ralph Czerwinski
2001 Bob Connelly
2000 Mayor Dan Scanlon
1999 James T Simpkins
1998 William F McCartney, III
1997 Jeffrey Fougerousse
1996 William Simkins Jr.
1994 Stephen Kropp
1983 Pastor G Boldt
1983 Rabbi L Charney
1983 Rev. Eugene Faucher
1983 Rev. C Miehlke

1983 Rev. C Ramseyer
1982 Tad Kimura
1981 Lawrence Schulte
1980 Phillip Cancelleri
1979 Carl N Graf M.D.
1978 Edward Eckhardt
1977 Carl Eckhardt
1994 Larry N Arft
1993 Charles Langfeld
1992 Joseph Tenzillo
1990 Art Fong
1990 Marty Moore
1989 Williams B Simkins
1988 Gary Balling
1987 Richard P Hohs
1986 Robert Eick
1985 Dodee Connelly
1984 Fred Huscher
1976 Paul Connelly
1975 Chris Hildebrant
1974 Robert Lutz

 

Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry | 6101 Capulina Ave, Lower Level Morton Grove, IL 60053 | Phone: 847.965.0330 | Fax: 847.965.0349

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