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Local Businesses Honored at Chamber Annual Meeting & Dinner

Hilton Chicago/Northbrook, Brad Baskin, and la de da! receive awards at February 26 event.

Over 200 business and civic leaders attended the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Dinner at the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel on Feb. 26. The event included the installation of the Chamber Board of Directors, the presentation of the annual Business Awards and a keynote presentation by Allstate Insurance Senior VP of Innovation and Development Howard Hayes. Businesses honored included: Corporate Citizen of the Year (for promoting a spirit of giving and community involvement) Hilton Chicago/Northbrook; Northbrook Business of the Year (honored for excellent business practices) downtown retail store la de da!; and Volunteer of the Year (for consistently helping the Chamber achieve its goals) photographer Brad Baskin. For more information visit www.northbrookchamber.org.

Photo 1: Hilton Chicago/Northbrook General Manager Holly Allgauer-Cir accepts the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Corporate Citizen of the Year award from emcee Harley Korman, Korman/Lederer and Associates LLC, at the Chamber's recent annual dinner. The award recognizes a business for promoting a spirit of giving and community involvement.

Photo 2: Jill Carlisle, owner of la de da! accepts the award for Northbrook Business of the Year from Harley Korman, Korman/Lederer and Associates.

Photo 3: Howard Hayes, Allstate Insurance Co. Senior Vice President, delivered the keynote address at the Northbrook Chamber Annual Meeting & Dinner.

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Photo 4: (L to R) Steven Elisco, Elisco Design Architects with Chamber Board Chair Glenn Weintraub, AA Service and Diane Weintraub, at the Northbrook Chamber Annual Meeting and Dinner.

Photo 5: (L to R) Northbrook Village Trustee Bob Israel, Chamber Board member Michael Nortman, Crossroads Partners, Steven Elisco, Elisco Design Architects, and Johanna Hebl, Matlin Law Group.

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Photo 6: (L to R) Charles Franklin, Franklin Law Group, Marcia Franklin, Greenswag & Associates and Julie Lerman, Franklin Law Group.

Photo 7: (L to R) Allstate Insurance Co. executives Jacqueline Hart, Howard Hayes, Ron Chadha, and Jack Redding at the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting and Dinner. Hayes presented the keynote address during the event.

Photo 8: Jill Carlisle (center) and her staff at downtown Northbrook retail store la de da! were honored with the Chamber’s Northbrook Business of the Year Award at the Chamber's annual meeting and dinner, attended by over 200 business and civic leaders at the Renaissance Hotel.

Photo 9: Jill Carlisle (front row, third from left) celebrates with her family at the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Dinner. Carlisle’s boutique la de da! was honored as Northbrook Business of the Year.

Photo 10: Staff members from the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook celebrated the hotel’s recognition as Corporate Citizen of the Year at the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Dinner.

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