UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS
JUNE
JULY
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Fall Fest Sponsorship Opportunities
Don't miss out on the many opportunities to promote your business or organization to the thousands and thousands of people who attend Frankfort Fall Festival over Labor Day Weekend.
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Secure your spot in our 2022
Fall Festival Parade by July 1
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Looking for a great way to showcase your business or organization to more than 35,000 people from near and far?
Register to participate in the annual Frankfort Fall Festival Parade sponsored by the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce!
Frankfort Chamber members receive a complimentary spot in this wildly popular parade that will step off at 1pm, Sunday, Sept. 4, and wind through the historic downtown neighborhood. The theme for this year's parade is "Fall Fest-Through The Decades"
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Posts to Profits:
Maximizing Your Social Media ROI
Join us for the third program in our new Thrive Professional Development Series Posts to Profits: Maximizing Your Social Media ROI with panelists Jill Miller, owner of Vira Creative, and Dan Peterson, owner of FlipSwitch Social Media.
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Concerts on the Green season kicked off on Father's Day
The 2022 Concerts on the Green season kicked off on Sunday with a Frankfort favorite, Bernie Glim and his band.
Hope to see you next Sunday, 6:30-8 at Breidert Green for Backdated.
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Get your info in the hands of new Frankfort residents
for the second half of 2022
There is still time to get your information and/or promotional items in our New Resident Gift Bags, which are given out to new residents when they go to Village Hall to sign up for their water account.
This is a great opportunity to get your information in front of new residents who are looking to find a variety of local retailers, professional services and community organizations to meet their needs.
In turn, new residents are asked to fill out a brief information sheet so we can capture their data. If they opt-in to receive future communications, we will provide their name and mailing address to our participating Chamber members so they can do their own follow-up.
Cost for June-December 2022 is $25 for non-profit organizations and $100 for all other businesses.
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Advertise on our Website Homepage
Get your business in the rotating banner Ads at the top of the Chamber website homepage.
Choose from monthly, yearly or Fall Fest special. Investment is only $50 a month or $600 a year (from start date), which includes Fall Fest prime time July-Sept. Fall Fest prime time, July-September ONLY for just $225 ($75 a month)
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ARE YOU HIRING?
Hey Chamber members, just a reminder that you can post your job openings by logging into your Chamber account. The jobs you post will be shared:
- on our Facebook page
- through a direct link on our website homepage
- through a link in our Chamber Connection newsletter (see right side, top of page)
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on the Job Postings page on our website
- and on the members only Chamber member message board
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Illinois Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program
The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program (Secure Choice) provides workers with an easy way to save their own money for retirement and is simple and straightforward for employers to facilitate.
Illinois businesses with at least 5 employees, that have been in business for two or more years, and who do not currently provide a retirement plan must either begin offering a qualified plan, or automatically enroll their employees into Secure Choice. Secure Choice is also available to individuals who choose to sign up separately from an employer.
- Wave 1: The enrollment deadline for employers with 25+ employees has already passed.
- Wave 2: The enrollment deadline for employers with 16-24 employees is November 1, 2022.
- Wave 3: The enrollment deadline for employers with 5-15 employees is November 1, 2023.
Employers who do not comply with the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Act will be subject to fines and penalties as described in 820 ILCS 80/85. Enforcement for non-compliant employers with 25 or more employees will begin in 2022.
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CHAMBER MEMBER NEWS,
OFFERS & EVENTS
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Industrial Building available at 9233 Gulfstream Road, Frankfort. 10,450 square feet. Lease terms depend on duration of lease. More information here
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Joliet Junior College has announced a new name for its no-cost small business advising and resource services center.
The college unveiled the Entrepreneur & Business Center (EBC) during a live webinar on May 13. The EBC was chosen from a naming contest, which involved over 60 submissions from JJC’s business students. With the name change and ongoing restructuring efforts, JJC is excited to continue its more than 20 years of investing and assisting businesses within the college’s seven county districts.
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The Lincoln-Way High School Foundation's Summerfest will be at 6pm, Friday, July 15 at CD&ME. The Muzak Department, Johnny Russler & The Beach Bum Band and one more band to perform. Food from Gatto's Italian Restaurant, desserts from Nothing Bundt Cakes, raffle prizes, games and more! Rain or shine, 21 and older event. Tickets are $30 each/$35 at the door. Reservations at www.lincolnwaysummerfest.com
Net proceeds will fund scholarships as well as grant requests for educational enhancements made on behalf of the students and teachers. For more information about donations, sponsorships or reservations, contact Bob Kennedy, Executive Director, robert.kennedy@lw210.org or 815-462-2976.
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22nd Annual Short Run on a Long Day 5k Run/Walk: Wednesday, June 22 at 7pm at Main Park. Registration Fee:
$22 Pre-Registration (by 5pm 6/15) * $30 (after 6/15-Race Day)
Race Packet Pick-up will be at the Founders Community Center on Tuesday, June 21 from 10am-6pm, and Wednesday, June 22 from 9am-2pm and 5:30 - 7pm at Main Park.
Volunteers are needed for street closures, pre-race registration and post-race activates. Please contact Beth Nagle, Recreation Supervisor at bnagel@frankfortparks.org or call (815) 469-9400.
For more information call the Frankfort Park District office at (815) 469-9400 or visit our website at www.frankfortparks.org. Come join the fun!
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Frankfort Country Market, Sundays t hrough Oct. 30 (no market on July 10 or September 4), 9 am-1pm,1 N White Street and Breidert Green Parking Lots. Throughout the season, the market welcomes nearly 50 vendors selling produce, cut flowers, plants, honey, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, baked goods, canned goods, hot foods and more. Enjoy live entertainment each week from 10 AM to 1 PM.
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Illinois Libraries Present: Chef Kwame Onwuachi on Wed. Jun. 22 at 7pm. Chef Onwuachi will discuss his cookbook My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef. His cookbook celebrates the cuisine of the African diaspora, “the world’s wisest food.” Joining him in conversation is Chef Erick Williams, owner and Executive Chef at Chicago's Virtue Restaurant & Bar and winner of this year's Jean Banchet Chef of the Year award. Please note: This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). This event will take place online on Zoom. Register for this program via Zoom.
Peaches & Baseball on Wed. Jun. 29 at 7pm. The 1992 film, A League of Their Own, introduced modern America to the Women of the Greatest Generation who played professional baseball to keep up the morale on the American Home Front during WW2. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was so successful that it continued for nearly a decade after the war ended. Who were the real women who joined the league that inspired the film? Join Rebecca Tulloch, a modern Rockford Peach and manager of the "League of Our Own" vintage softball team, as she traces the truth and fiction about the film, A League of Their Own.
Illinois Libraries Present: An Evening with Michelle Zauner on Thu. Jun. 30 at 7pm. Join us for an evening with musician and author Michelle Zauner as she discusses her music career and her beloved bestselling memoir, Crying in H Mart. Jessica Hopper joins her in conversation. Please note: This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Funding for this grant was awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). This event will take place online on Zoom. Register for this program via Zoom.
Register here or call 815-534-6173.
Register for all other programs here or call 815-534-6173.
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Pauline Modjeski
Executive Director
Frankfort Chamber of Commerce
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Aleck Pain to Performance
Bentley's Pet Stuff Bettenhausen Motor Sales Counseling Works
Creamery, Frankfort
Down Home Guitars
Edward Jones, Jeffrey Otway
Frankfort Auto Haus
Frankfort Girl Scouts, Unit 718 Frankfort Township Republican Organization
Frost & Associates LTD
Glass Etc.
Hammar's Mercantile
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Jean Lachat Photography JMC Construction, Inc. Kristen’s Heart Beats
L-W Central Music Boosters Old Second National Bank Park Ace Hardware
Pizza Pete
Robinson Engineering, Ltd. Shark Shredding & Document Management
Sloane Stevens Salon/SKYN Medical Aesthetics
Supreme Hinge Inc
Village of Frankfort
White Street Market
MW Brady Law Firm, P.C.
The Candle Vault
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Purchase a
Find It In Frankfort
gift card here to be used at any of the participating Chamber
You can email it to the recipient or print it and give it to them.
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To add your business to the list of Chamber members that accept the Find It In Frankfort gift cards, email kris@frankfortchamber.com
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YOUR BUSINESS MATTERS
Have an event or business news you want to share in the Chamber Connection?
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