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After Hours; Dec. 2019

Images from the After Hours section of the Dec. 2019 issue of the Daily Herald Business Ledger.

The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Pella Windows and Doors, 115 E. Ogden Ave. Naperville. Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico cut the ribbon.
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening and new location of Refined Beauty, 625 S. Washington St., Naperville. NACC CEO Nicki Anderson congratulates owner Jennifer Alvarez and her team for the expanding her business by moving closer to downtown Naperville.
The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Elderwerks Education & Resource Center, 251 E. Northwest Hwy. in Palatine.
Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce, The village of East Dundee, Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce and local business owners gathered to celebrate the success of Migrate Restaurant, 311 Barrington Ave. in East Dundee. Shana and Eddie Pluviose, owners of Migrate, provide innovative cuisine, craft cocktails and warm hospitality.
Mastermind Escape Games Schaumburg, 1015 E. State Parkway in Schaumburg, recently held a grand opening. The Schaumburg mayor and other trustees attended a ribbon cutting.
Winners of the 2019 Great Barrington Area TasteFest awards, held on Oct. 23 at Onion Pub & Brewery in Lake Barrington, included, from left, Basil DeStefano of Shark Bait Co. D.B.A. Tiburon Rum for best spirit; Caryn Simons of Nothing Bundt Cakes-Kildeer for best dessert; Andrew McIntyre, Richard Lowell, Andrea Alvarez and Jenn Lowell of Francesca's Famiglia for best entree; and Mike Kainz, Onion Pub & Brewery for best taste.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the first mural reveal of the Activate the Alley pARTnership project with Mutual Ground and artist, Laura Lynne. A multi-chamber ribbon cutting preceded a reveal party at Water Street Studios, 160 S. River St.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce welcomed one of its newest members, Edward Jones financial representative Ronald Pryer, with a ribbon cutting celebration. Pryer is a financial advisor associated with Edward Jones since 2014.
K. Hollis Jewelers, 147 S. Randall Road, Batavia hosted a Geneva Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hour. In addition to great networking, Pal Joey's, 2030 Main St., Batavia provided the food for the evening.
Fischer Paper Products, an Antioch-based paper packaging manufacturer serving the food service industry, has broken ground on a new headquarters at 1201 Gregory Drive. Attending the groundbreaking were, from left Mark A. Molinaro Jr., principal, Partners in Design; Alex Fischer; Nikki Fischer; State Sen. Melinda Bush; Riley Fetter; Anna Fischer; Fischer Paper Products President and Owner Josh Fischer; Antioch Mayor Lawrence Hanson; William Fischer, vice president of Marketing and Service, Fischer Paper Products; Kevin Considine, president & CEO of Lake County Partners; and Eric Schmidt, senior vice president, CG Schmidt.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the new location of Restoration 1, at 1183 Pierson, Unit 114, with a ribbon cutting celebration. In attendance were business owners Chris and Oonagh Barrow and their staff, along with Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke who presided over the ceremony.
The Lake Zurich Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new business, Ness Psychological Services, LLC, at 775 Ela Road in Lake Zurich.
Yesterday Assisting Hands Serving Lombard and Surrounding areas celebrated one year of serving their community. They were joined by the Mayor and other Village Trustees. Their office is located at 1501 E. Woodfield Rd Suite 200N. They hosted such a wonderful event!
St. Charles Chamber of Commerce conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bethlehem Preschool. Mayor Raymond Rogina was in attendance and spoke regarding his admiration for this St. Charles education staple.
Ralph P. Pechanio, treasurer for the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry's board of directors, received an Elmhurst College Founders Medal in recognition of his 15 years of financial support for our chamber's student internship partnership with the college, including his 2018 endowment of a student internship fund named in his honor
Joe Book, financial planning associate at Itasca Bank & Trust, presents "5 1/2 Things All Owners Need To Know About Small Business Retirement Plans" during today's Professional Speakers Series at the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Scott LaMorte, Itasca Bank's vice president of business development, also presented.
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the grand opening of KLA Schools of Naperville, 1440 Tuthill Road.
C2 Education of Downers Grove Tutoring, Test Prep & College Counseling recently opened at 62B Ogden Ave. in Downers Grove. The center provides personalized, all-inclusive educational services with a path to college readiness.
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce was honored to share in a double ribbon cutting of Busey Bank 401 S. Main Street Naperville to celebrate the opening of their downtown location.
Purple Me Green had a recent grand opening at its location in Woodfield Mall. A wonderful science store with great stimulating activities for children.
Von Maur President and CEO Jim Von Maur was joined by the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce and village of Orland Park officials in celebrating the grand opening of Von Maur store at the new location at 4 Orland Square, Orland Park.
The community of West Dundee, village officials and members of the Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce joined to welcome Casey's General Store & Fueling, 700 S. 8th St. in West Dundee.
The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting to celebrate new Member College H.U.N.K.S. 424 Fort Hill Drive Unit 108, Naperville. HUNKS stands for Honest Uniformed Nice Knowledgeable Service. Councilwoman Patty Gustin represented the city of Naperville and Mark Galati represented the NACC.
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Realty Group (KoenigRubloff) recently had a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its office at 5150 Main Street in Downers Grove. Terri Doney, vice president managing broker cut the ribbon.
The Schaumburg Business Association joined Top Golf Schaumburg staff in its grand opening at 2050 Progress Parkway in Schaumburg.
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