Please Support Our Local Businesses...They Need You!

First off, close your eyes and take a deep breath then open them and keep reading. Feel better? Now let's take some time to see how we can help our local business community feel better too. Big companies will be all right, they have lots of resources. Our smaller businesses run by our friends, families and neighbors will need more from us in the next few weeks. So...what can I do you ask?

All restaurants are closed to dining in, but most are open for take out, delivery and curb service and can safely continue to supply all the tasty meals that you have come to expect. Just reach out and call or email them to check on hours and procedures. You can find a list of places to get food from many sources, including your local Chamber of Commerce or Village's business list. Check Facebook or other social networks for information, updates and special offers too.

Morton Grove's food providers can be found the Morton Grove Chamber's site at: https://chamber.mgcci.org/list/category/restaurants-109 and Village Restaurant Directory at: https://www.mortongroveil.org/wp-content/uploads/RESTAURANT_GUIDE.pdf. See Niles' restaurants providers at: https://business.nileschamber.com/list/ql/restaurants-food-beverages-22

But restaurants are not the only businesses that can use your help. Retails stores, service providers, animal hospitals, repair services, health care, entertainment, printing & computer services and so many more. Visit the Chambers' sites for a full list at: https://chamber.mgcci.org/list/ and https://business.nileschamber.com/list

What can you do today? Order a food delivery, drive thru or pick up from a local restaurant. Buy a gift certificate from a company online and use it when life return to normal. Renew subscriptions and service agreements. Buy something and arrange for curbside pick up. Make donations to charities, food pantries and houses of worship for instance. Do a good deed and check on a neighbor or contact a friend just to stay in touch and help them cope.

We hope you will visit the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce's Facebook Page at: https://www.facebook.com/mgcci.org/ and the Niles Chamber of Commerce's website at: https://www.nileschamber.com/. Be sure to check your village's websites for updated information at: https://www.mortongroveil.org/ or Niles at: https://www.vniles.com/.

One good source combining information from many local municipalities is the Niles Township website at: https://nilestownshipgov.com/. Links are on their site to local villages in the township like Morton Grove and Niles along with Skokie, Lincolnwood and Glenview and more that can provide you with a lot of accurate information.

The Morton Grove and Niles Chambers are communicating and cooperating with our neighboring chambers of Skokie and Lincolnwood to see how we can help all of our communities and member businesses and organizations deal with today's challenges while looking ahead to the future. Let's stick together and we'll get through all of this soon enough to enjoy life in the sunnier spring and summer days ahead.

Stay safe, stay healthy and remember "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." Abraham Lincoln