In the summer of 1984, a group of Carol Stream businesses met at the Carol Stream Village Hall to discuss forming a business organization. Most of those attending did not want a Chamber of Commerce.  That had been attempted a couple of times before and had failed. Also, Wheaton had attempted to pull in Carol Stream as a part of Wheaton.  As a result, the Carol Stream Association of Business & Industry was formed.
    John Wheeler served as President for the first three years.  He had a dedicated phone line installed into his office and his address was initially used as the formal address.  His staff answered the phone and handled all correspondence. He served as President two other times during the Association’s twelve-year existence.
     The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce was chartered in 1992 after discussion with the Village, who was attempting to achieve the Certified City status.  As a result, after discussion with then Mayor Ross Ferraro, the Carol Stream Department of Tourism was combined with the Chamber and an office was established at the Carol Stream Holiday Inn.