Upcoming Chamber Events
Chamber Shop Local Holiday Giveaway
November 8 - December 1
What better way to celebrate the debut of the newly opened downtown than with a shopping promotion? Our CELEBRATION OF SHOPPING LOCAL will begin with the official opening event for Deerpath & Bank Lane at 10AM on Saturday November 8 and extend through Thanksgiving weekend to Monday, December 1 - that's 3 weeks of enjoying shopping and dining around town and entering to win! Click HERE for a list of participating businesses and more info!
Lake Forest Cocoa Crawl
November 29 | 12 - 3 pm
Residents, friends and family, please join us and our partners for a very special holiday celebration. Shop local at all your favorite spots, grab a cup of hot cocoa and treats and jump on board the Holly Trolley for a ride through Lake Forest – what better way to celebrate ‘Small Business Saturday’!
This is a free community shopping event! Don't forget to enter the Shop Local Holiday Giveaway raffle at participating Chamber Member Businesses for a chance to win Chamber Checks -- which can be used like cash when shopping in the community. LEARN MORE.
Thank you to our generous event sponsors:
Holley Trolley: Annie Royster Lenzke & The Dawn McKenna Group
Cocoa & Cookies: Once Upon a Bagel Lake Forest
Ribbon Cutting & Celebration
December 2 | 1 - 2 pm
Join us for a delicious ribbon-cutting ceremony and warm welcome for one of our newest food businesses! We'll be congregating at Once Upon a Bagel at 1:00 pm for the ceremony followed by the chance to taste some of Once Upon a Bagel's wonderful offerings. Join us! Learn more!
The Think Local Pop-Up Shop is Coming to City Hall!
Give gifts that give back! This holiday season, the City of Lake Forest and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce are bringing the Think Local Pop-Up Shop to City Hall on Thursdays and Fridays, December 4 through December 19 from 11 am-4 pm! Find great gifts that benefit local nonprofit organizations -- a win for all!
Visit our Think Local Pop-Up Shop webpage for a more details and alist of participating nonprofits.
Big Bash for Local Biz -- a SUCCESS!!
Thank you to all who attended the Chamber's annual pre-holiday Big Bash for Local Biz party. The event was a tremendous success thanks to those who attended and supported the event as well as our wonderful members who donated fabulous auction items and delectable food!
A special thank you to Bernie's Book Bank for generously hosting us in their beautiful facility and to Michael Delott Photography & Headshots for capturing the event with wonderful photos. Gallery coming soon!
The Mission of the LF/LB Chamber is to connect and unite businesses, community members and both municipalities through partnership and innovative strategies to ensure the current and future prosperity of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff, the extraordinary place we work, play and call home.
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