Unfinished Business/Business of week

        

  

The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Unfinished Business 

It has been 50 years since passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Called for by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and pushed through Congress in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it is arguably the most important legislation to come out of the Civil Rights Movement. This milestone was the culmination of bipartisan Congressional leadership, brave men, women and children whose peaceful protests often received brutal responses, and determined activism from grassroots and national leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dorothy Height, and Whitney M. Young.

This victory would not have been won without dedicated citizens of all backgrounds across the country, including right here in Chicago. In fact, June 21st marked the 50th anniversary of the Illinois Rally for Civil Rights. This event drew thousands to Soldier Field to hear King, Young, Bishop Arthur Brazier, Al Raby, Mahalia Jackson and others motivate the masses to demand immediate passage of the Act. The rally, co-convened by the Chicago Urban League and the Church Federation of Greater Chicago, was one of Chicago's major contributions to the movement.   READ MORE

Join the Chicago Urban League's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act on Tuesday, July 8^th at the Chicago History Museum from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Presented by Allstate, this special event will honor the legacy of the legislation, reflect on the progress that has been made and present pathways to accomplish the equality work that remains undone. Click HERE for more information or to RSVP. 

Businesses  of the week!

Dear Valued Member, So it's been raining a lot! That means it is a great time to make the inside of your office, shop or home warm and sunny with new artwork! Please visit http://www.kozyukgallery.com/ and emailJamie.billings@itex.net for information further details. Also, and keep in mind there are even more pieces of art, oriental rugs and other decorative items at the ITEX Market Place www.itex.com SAVE THE DATE - July 10, 2014 FREE Lunch and Learn Appreciation Networking Event  11am-1pm at Exotic Car Share and Curvy Road  668 E Northwest Highway in Palatine, IL   Only 49 spots! RSVP at markimperial.com/july2014 Please enjoy this weeks "Featured Businesses" below and hope you have a happy and safe 4th of July! Featured Businesses of the Week Connect. Trade. Save. Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 FEATURING Northside Advertising Exercise Equipment Audio Books Window Shades Dental Services Golf Coupon Advertising Printers IT Services Auto Detailing Social Media Management Chiropractor Messages on hold Hardwood Flooring ITEX Contacts 555 Butterfield Suite 201 Lombard, IL, 60148 Douglas Dagenais 630-261-7021 doug@itex.net Jackie Billings: 630-261-7068 jackie.billings@itex.net  Mary Drews:   630-261-7059 mary.drews@itex.net Jamie Billings 630-261-7009  jamie.billings@itex.net Karen Kelly 847-355-7000 karen.kelly@itex.net  General # 630-261-7040 Fax #  630-261-7001 National Marketplace www.itex.com Local www.itexmidwest.net Northside advertising      Woman in Business Annual Feature in What's Happening Newspapers.  One of the most read editions of the year 1/6 page horizontal - $199 trade/zone  Ad Deadline: July 3(targeted delivery date July 12 -  FREE Color www.whatshappeningonline.com Call Jackie at 630-261-7068   Fit into your skinny jeans!  Our NY office has a broad assortment of refurbished Exercise Equipment....but it works as good as new....if you use it! Contact Your Trade Director for a listing  Read while you drive        Iskape Audiobooks is just like it says. They are a rental store for books on audiotape. Join the club and they will mail you the book you want from their large selection. You can have 2 books out at any given time. Read one and send it back and they will send you your next book. Join monthly or yearly. ITEX can bill you every month till you say to stop. $34/month.- $312/year. Call Steve at 616-954-0550  Stay in the shade   Shore Window Shades specializes in roll-up window shades for both residential and commercial applications. Full trade. Just give us the window measurements and we'll ship them to you. Call for a quote today!     Contact Larry at 216.732.7443  If you ignore your teeth they will go away   Northbrook Dental Care of Northbrook offers most general dentistry services at 100% ITEX!  Services include but are not limited to: exams, x-rays, cleanings, same day crowns and fillings.  For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact the office at 847.205.9337 Contact your Trade Director for all options near you.  We have great golf    Silver Lake Silver Lakes Country Club - Orland Park. Ooperated by the Coghill family since 1939. three courses for all ability levels. Two Championship 18 Hole Courses, an Executive 9 Hole Course.   Oak Hills Oak Hills Golf Club - one of the Milwaukee area's finest public golf courses. The nine hole course offers you a challenging golfing experience at an affordable rate. Course is available weekdays before 2p.m. and after 2p.m. on weekends.   Contact Your Trade Director     Coupon advertising works True Blue Coupons prints and distributes a monthly mailer to homes and businesses along with the regular mail. Specific zip codes are targeted with each mailer so merchants can target a very specific geographic area. McHenry County, and western Lake County regions in Illinois. Currently servicing; Crystal Lake North, McHenry, Johnsburg/Lakemoore, Richmond/Spring Grove, Wonder Lake/Ringwood. www.truebluecoupons.com   Contact Jackie Billings at 847.740.2748  How's your printer?               HP WORKHORSES! $395.00 ITEX. Intelligent, easy-to-use features enable worry-free printing for all types of users. Quantity HP 4100N Internet-Ready Workgroup Printer with More Speed, Capacity, and Intelligent Printer Management. Full-engine-speed 1200 dpi print quality in all document types for increased user productivity 25 pages per minute A reliable solution for all sizes of businesses and a "safe buy" for any IT manager. Contact Jim at 630.339.5850 or jim@datasourceink.com. Pick up only in Bloomingdale. Outsource your IT needs   We have helped hundreds of companies in the Chicago area to configure and maintain their IT infrastructures and have 20+ years of experience behind us. Whether you have five or five hundred computers, we can help you create a robust and trouble free infrastructure. Once your system is in place, our ARMS program ensures that everything runs smoothly and securely; consulting, troubleshooting, networking, software upgrades, server updates, remote service. , your business can rest easy knowing that you have a trusted partner functioning like part of the team, allowing your internal technical staff to focus on other projects. www.bestnetworksinc.com. Contact Ceasar at 773.290.254   Pay attention to the details    Certificates available for Auto detailing Detail King in Downers Grove  Vic's Express Detail Center - Bolingbrook or just a car wash at   Double J in Naperville 3 Oaks in Schaumburg Call your Trade Director to order  How's your social media? IOVMedia works with professional individuals and businesses to determine how to understand, create, integrate and measure their social media efforts as part of their overall marketing plans.  Social media consulting, Website design Social media channel set up, design and management, Social media analysis Contact Steve at 630.803.0485. www.iovmedia.com. We fix backs N.E.W. Chiropractic in Buffalo Grove The mission of N.E.W. Chiropractic PC is to provide the necessary Treatment, Management, Resources, and Leadership for the advancement of patient Pain Relief, Wellness, Health Education, Community Outreach, and Ethical Practice of the healing arts and sciences as taught within the practice. Now accepting new patients for chiropractic manipulation and adjustment, acupuncture as well as soft tissue relaxation and Myofascial Release (MFR) massage.   Call 224.676.0463 or your Trade Director for all options near you. Hello? ATT Partner Phone System with 4 Phones Can be expanded to 12 phones. Voicemail will accept regular analog phone lines or can be hooked into business class phone service from service provider. $1,200 ITEX.  Call Matt or Cathy 630.262.9870. ITEX has other members offering on-hold messaging systems. Ask your trade director for more details.  Get a new floor   Vasile Flooring of Chicago provides a variety of flooring solutions for commercial and residential. The look of finish of a real wood floor keeps your home fresh and clean looking. We're experts in wood floor refinishing and floor renovation. Vasile's Hardwood Floors believes it's better to restore an existing wooden floor than replace it.  We offer cost effective hardwood refinishing and wood flooring renovations solutions you can trust. http://vasileflooring.com  Contact Jackie at 630-261-7068  ITEX is the leading marketplace for cashless business transactions in North America, processing more than $140 million in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) annually between thousands of member businesses and our franchisees and licenses. Connect.Trade.Save.  |  www.itex.com Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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businesses of the week

Hello! This week's S P O T L I G H T  is on:     Sharing Connections, a non-profit furniture bank located in Downers Grove, IL. Their tag line is "We Furnish Hope" and they warehouse and supply gently used and new furniture, household items, clothing and toiletries to  people in need throughout Chicagoland and beyond. They always have a tremendous need for dining tables, dressers, living room and bed room furniture etc... If you have anything to donate please let me know and I will coordinate a drop off or pick up place.  ~Cool website to shop on via ITEX http://www.collectiblestore.net they sell collectable for sports, movies, celebrities, TV, art and more at 100% ITEX ~Become the picture of health with Herballife cellular nutrition vitamins and supplements !Please contact Cynthia Martin http://www.goherbalife.com/cynthia  DON'T MISS THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BUSINESSES BELOW Featured Businesses of the Week Connect. Trade. Save. Tuesday, June 24th, 2014 FEATURING Aurora Chamber Advertising Restaurants Office Furniture Boomers Magazine Mini Billboards Grand Haven Golf Oriental Rugs Party Equipment Rentals Personal Protection Timeshare Chocolate Fountains Telephone Equipment Shredding Service Gilding ITEX Contacts 555 Butterfield Suite 201 Lombard, IL, 60148 Douglas Dagenais 630-261-7021 doug@itex.net Jackie Billings: 630-261-7068 jackie.billings@itex.net  Mary Drews:   630-261-7059 mary.drews@itex.net Jamie Billings 630-261-7009  jamie.billings@itex.net Karen Kelly 847-355-7000 karen.kelly@itex.net  General # 630-261-7040 Fax #  630-261-7001 National Marketplace www.itex.com Local www.itexmidwest.net Show you care - offer them fresh cappuccino!      Inventory of Bunn iMix  5-hopper cappuccino machines   Treat your staff customers by offering five flavors of fresh brewed cappuccino when visiting your office, waiting room or lobby . Excellent condition, they are only 6-months old. New they go for 2,000.00 cash get yours now for 895.00 ea. Machines are located in Rolling Meadows, IL. Weight approx. 135 lbs. ea. Email Karen.kelly@itex.net or call 847.755.3000 You've got to eat!    Anyway's Pub? Sappori's? Domo 77? Coopers Corner? Fireside? Klas Restaurant? Shanahan's? LePeep? Alex's Washington Garden? Have ITEX restaurant scrip ready to take the family out or just use as an employee perk. Contact Your Trade Director to order  New furniture arrival        Remanufactured Systems has a new shipment of Scandanavian office furniture, cabinets & shelving as well as black high back mesh executive office chairs. update your office with a visit to Remanufactured Systems - Naperville. Call Phil at 630-357-5600  Advertise to the Boomers   .   Fabulous Over 50-A New Lifestyle Magazine for Baby Boomers and Beyond Delivering five (5) issues per year, full color glossy Fabulous Over 50 magazine will reach 15,000 BOOMERS in Chicago and Indiana. The Chicago  area consists of; Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Elgin-west, Algonquin-north, Carol Stream, St. Charles-south, Tinley Park, Orland Park, Lansing, Homewood, Flossmoor, Glenwood and Country Club Hills.  Indiana includes; Lake and Porter County . This publication will be directly mailed and placed in high end retail stores, spas, and medical facilities and will be distributed at targeted special events to promote our advertisers. .Deadline for the August 2014 issue is July 20. Contact Jackie at 630.261.7068  Mini billboards   Allover Media are offering non-traditional marketing concepts like Restroom Billboards to advertise your business.  Indoor advertising is posted in the restrooms and common areas of family restaurants, sports bars, nightclubs and fine dining establishments. Western suburbs; Oakbrook, Villa Park, Lombard, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove and Westmontwww.allovermedia.com/chicagowest> Venues are also in the northern and northwestern suburbswww.allovermedia.com/chicagoil>.   Contact Jackie at 630-261-7068 Michigan has great golf    Visit Grand Haven during the midweek and stay at the Days Inn, then try two of our great golf spots. Macatawa Legends Golf and Country Club, Holland MIwww.macatawalegendsgcc.com  Grand Haven Golf Club, Grand Haven, MI www.grandhavengolfclub.com Contact Mary for details at 630-261-7059     Make an investment you'll keep forever  Allegretti Rug Masters - Evanston is the destination for these treasures of beautiful hand-knotted handmade Rugs. Since 1970,  Mark Allegretti and Allegretti Rug Masters have provided the great beauty and art of old, antique and new hand made, hand woven Oriental Rugs to beautify the homes of the world. www.allegrettirugmasters.com.  Call Mark at 847.866.6668 to set an appointment.  Photo booths make any event fun             PS Party Rental and Entertainment - We have everything for your summer party. Rental of; games, rides, tents, tables, chairs, audio visual/sound systems, karoke machines and photo booths. www.partysaver.com.  Call 630-922-6100 Protect your family and your staff              Protect yourself, your home and your loved ones with a variety of personal defense mechanism now available from CSI.  CSI Personal Defense offers a wide range of pepper sprays, animal sprays and more all at 100% ITEX. Shipping to be paid for via credit card.   To see a full list of products available please visit www.shop.csialert.com  (Note: Wireless home security system no longer available.     Contact Jamie to order at 630-261-7009 Wyndham resorts via ITEX!   Wyndham Worldwide Resorts 77,000 points.  Use your points in over 200 Wyndham resorts worldwide.  Although you can travel to any of the Wyndham resorts this ownership is deeded at the exclusive high end Wyndham Cypress Palms in Kissimmee which makes for a great investment - this ownership originally sold for over $15,000.   All of the Wyndham resorts are 5 star/gold crown resorts and with 77,000 pts you can schedule a 1 bedroom in Wyndham system or you can rent additional points for a bigger unit.-  $1800 BARTER. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE - $570 CASH.                                                         Contact: Jim 801-804-6688 or emailjim@bartertimeshare.com Chocolate makes your event    The Chocolate Guy of Chicago'sChocolate Fountain and/or Ice Cream Bar Guaranteed to make an impression no matter what the occasion. From corporate entertaining and launch events, to parties, celebrations and wedding receptions, the chocolate fountain is the ideal focus to make a good event truly memorable.  www.thechocolateguychicago.com. Call Art at 847.722.2124  Hello? Need a phone system? We have dozens of refurbished telephone systems available. Converged Digital specializes in design and implantation management for your existing phone system. Converged Digital offers consulting services for your telecommunications platform. They can also assist with the re-design of your current system and work with your current vendors.   Contact Joe at 630.390.3200  Protect your information Shred Spot will Shred and Recycle Your Important Business or Personal Documents! We have no minimum quantities and charge by the pound. Bring your papers to our Northbrook facility or we will come to you and pick them up for a small charge. Servicing the Chicagoland area up north to Zion, west to Elgin and the northwest suburbs. www.shredspot.com Call Paul at 847.291.0100.  Now here's some quality workmanship Bliss Creative Works offers Gilding - the art of applying gold,  (or other precious metal),  leaf to the carved letters in slate signs, marble or other stone surfaces. The art of gilding dates to pre-Biblical times and may be found in artifacts from ancient Egypt, Rome and extensively in Medieval and Renaissance Europe.  Gilding and regilding repairs to furniture, musical instruments, (harps), mirrors and frames on ITEX.   Contact Valeria at 773.458.0536. ITEX is the leading marketplace for cashless business transactions in North America, processing more than $140 million in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) annually between thousands of member businesses and our franchisees and licenses. Connect.Trade.Save.  |  www.itex.com Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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