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:

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
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
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
1976 Paul Connelly
1975 Chris Hildebrant
1974 Robert Lutz