2022 Community Partner of the Year

On September 1st, the Morton Chamber of Commerce and the Morton Economic Development Council were pleased to accept the award for 2022 Community Partner of the Year. This award was presented through the Small Business Development Center at Bradley University. 

2022 Beautification Award

The Morton Beautification Award recognizes both commercial and residential properties in the Morton area who contribute to the beautification of the Village of Morton through landscaping and architecture. Nominate a property in town or your own property with the application below.

Morton Public Library - New StoryWalk Stories

Make sure to stop by Idlewood Park or Lakewood Park to check out the new StoryWalk Stories!

Elite Signs & Graphics New Location

Congratulations to Elite Signs & Graphics on their new location! In early September, the business moved to 640 W. Jackson in Morton.

Elite Signs & Graphics is a family-owned and locally operated signage, decals, and graphics company.

OSF Medical Group - Pediatrics Open House

Morton School District Free Developmental Screening

Kitchen Designs by HCK to be part of the 2023 St. Jude Dream Home by Scott Lewis Homes

A special congratulations to Joel and Abby Kerr who attended the groundbreaking for the 2023 St. Jude Dream Home by Scott Lewis Homes. They will be putting Helmuth's products into the home.

BluSky Block Party

Early Voting / Cemetery Clean Up Days

Miss Vickie's South New "Heat n Eat" Counter

Go visit Miss Vickie's South new "Heat n Eat" Counter. If you need a quick and easy meal, make sure to stop by and grab something to go!

A Totally Awesome Time!

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK!

SAVE THE DATE

NATIONAL PUMPKIN DAY

Date: October 26, 2022

Join us in celebrating the Morton Pumpkin Festival VIP Give-Back in conjunction with National Pumpkin Day!

Watch for details coming soon!

Morton High School Marching Invitational

So Chic Events: Fall Fest

Chamber 101

Are you interested in joining the Chamber, but don't know what it's all about? Are you a newer Chamber member and want to learn more about your membership? Join us for Chamber 101 on October 4 at 12pm.

The Big Table 2022

This year's Big Table discussions will be on October 20th at the Peoria Civic Center. It will start at 8:30am and will be an all day event with lunch and a keynote speaker. The Big Table is an event that seeks to "promote regional community building through conversations designed to strengthen and connect communities." Click the link below to learn more.

Trick or Treat Main Street

Food Truck Boo-nanza

Advertise Your Event in our Community Calendar:

As a Chamber member, you have the opportunity to post your next open house, event, or workshop on our community calendar. Call the Morton Chamber at 309-241-2491 or email [email protected] for more information.

EDC Connect Sessions 2022

AgTech Mission: Promote Economic Opportunity & Sustainable Growth and Stimulate Innovations

AgTech Purpose: “Shaping the Future of Agriculture” Building a network for growth opportunities, solution providers and resource hub

Quarterly AgTech Connect Sessions: A gathering of people representing agriculture and community development to gain insights and build innovative collaborations on agriculture’s connected future of how technology can yield new growth.

• Creating opportunities for Social Collisions and Innovation
• Educational resources
• Cultivate awareness of automation/tech in our region

SmartStart Morton

Attention entrepreneurs! Are you having a hard time getting your business up and running? Do you feel stuck and you don't know what step to take next?

The Morton Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council, along with co-founder Kathleen Kelly, have launched the SmartStart dashboard. This dashboard is a unique tool that walks you through each step of the business building process and makes the overwhelming process of starting a new business seem a little less daunting.

Kona Ice

October Business After Hours

Field Shopping Center

October 27, 2022

4:30pm - 6pm

Come join us for networking, food, drinks, and a look inside some of the businesses in and near the Field Shopping Center. Anyone is welcome.

More details to follow.

Morton Business Network

210 Financial

A Balanced Life

Accolade Healthcare

Ackerman Family Farms LLC

Alltrust Financial Management

America's Popcorn Shop

The Baking Baer

Benckendorf & Benckendorf, P.C.

Better Banks

Blessed Sacrament School

Blue Jays Learning Center

BluSky Restoration Contractors

Bob Grimm Chevrolet

Brandon Wood Retirement Center

BRelentless Training & Sports Performance

Carius Dairy Queen

Casey's General Store

Caterpillar Global Parts Distribution

CEFCU

Colby Natural Health

Coldwell Banker Commercial

Crossroads Concrete Inc.

David Mills, CPA, LLC

DSM-H LLC

Force Masonry Construction Inc.

Fortress Bank

Four30 Scones

GFL Environmental

Gina Jeffries State Farm Agency

Heart Technologies, Inc.

Heartland Bank & Trust

Hometown Title, Inc.

HUB/Kuhl Insurance

The Iona Group and Float

IT360, Inc.

J.J. Braker & Sons, Inc.

Jacque Austin Photography and Graphic Design

Jay Fox Insurance Agency

JR's Landscape Services

Keach Architectural Design Inc.

Kemp 208

Kennel Lake Sportsmen's Club

Kitchen Designs by HCK

Knapp Johnson Funeral Home

La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

Laser Ops Mobile Gaming

Leaves 'n Beans Coffee

Lifting Up, LLC