Membership Benefits
The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead to explore with our business leaders how we can be the
Connector, Catalyst and Champion of the Carol Stream Business Community.
Member Information Center Resources offers how-to articles on updating the MIC:
- Updating Personal Information
- Update Company Information
- How to Add Staff to Your Organization Via the MIC
- How to pay bills online
- How to Store a Credit Card/Bank Account in the MIC
- How to Setup Autopay for Membership Renewals
- Events Overview in the Member Information Center (MIC)
- How to submit a Job Posting
- Submit a News Release from the MIC
- How to submit a Hot Deal or Member to member deal
- Join/Leave Groups in MIC
All members receive a FREE online directory listing.
To ensure that you are receiving additional looks and an increase in SEO please make sure your listing includes the following information.
- Name of Business
- Address
- Phone Number
- Email Address
- Hours of Operation
- Website url
- Logo
- Links to your business social media
- Google Map of your location
- Contact Person
**Google Analytics shows that if your logo is not on the listing a person will bounce off your listing within 2 seconds**
Do you have a Hot Deal or Special Promotion? Post on our website:
- Go to Log In on our website (Home Page, upper left-hand corner)
- Click on “Member Log In”
- Enter your username and password
- On left hand side scroll down to Hot Deals and click
- On right hand side click on “Add Hot Deal”
- Enter information including your logo
- Do Not Forget to Submit for Approval at the bottom of the page.
There is no fee to place a Hot Deal or Special Promotion
Member Ribbon Cuttings, News, Doing Good Works, Specials, and Promotions will be placed on our social media. Social Media Free part of being a member. So if you have a special promo, news, or are doing good work let us know.
Do You Have Writers Block? Need help creating or simply do not have the time? Let us help you get your Social Media back in control. Yvette is the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce’s Social Media/Marketing Consultant. Yvette will sit down with you to assist in laying out your campaign, creating content, and identifying which social media platforms to use. Rate: $250
Banner Ads sit on the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce website Home Page. The Banner Ad includes your logo, name of business, address, phone number, and email address. Rate: $100 for 3 months
The Eblast marketing campaign works in the following way:
- Eblast marketing campaigns are on a reservation basis only.
- Eblast marketing campaigns run on Fridays only.
- Eblast marketing campaigns are $50* per Friday. ( *members - $75 non-members)
- Your Eblast marketing campaign verbiage including a Call To Action (no more than 2 paragraphs along with your logo in jpeg) is due to Yvette (office@carolstreamchamber.com) no later than Wednesday the week prior to your Friday reserved date. (For example: if you reserved Friday, December 16th your materials were due to Yvette on Wednesday, December 7th…no exceptions).
- An invoice will be emailed to you the day you make your reservation with payment due no later
than your Friday reservation date. - Analytics will be emailed to you on Monday the following week. You will receive the following
number of opens and total number of click thru. The click thru rate is the most important number.
To have a successful Eblast campaign it will take more than one Eblast.
Video marketing is a great way to boost your SEO and visibility in the community.
Provide us with your video (no more than 3 minutes) and we will post it on our website, Facebook and LinkedIn. Rate: $150 for three months
**You have the ability to change your videos each month**
2023 will celebrate the 34th year of our Annual Golf Outing. Open To The Public (Chamber Membership NOT required)
Event is being held at Klein Creek Golf Club, 1N333 Winfield Road, Winfield.
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Annual Golf Outing Partnerships: Partnership Opportunities are varied. Please call Miriam at the Chamber office for further information. 630.665.3325.
Join us for an elegant afternoon of connection, celebration, and seasonal joy as the Carol Stream Chamber hosts its inaugural Holiday & Awards Luncheon; a signature event you won’t want to miss.
- Honoring our first-ever Chamber Award recipients
- A visit from Santa
- Cocktails available to toast the season
- Chef-crafted holiday luncheon menu
- Stunning ice sculpture centerpiece
- Indulgent dessert bar to conclude the afternoon
Surrounded by leaders, colleagues, chamber members, and friends, we’ll celebrate excellence, community, and the spirit of the season, a perfect way to close the year with purpose and warmth.
Reserve your seat early and be part of Chamber history.
It’s more than a luncheon — it’s where business, celebration, and community come together.
Multi-Chamber Connecting the Dots Progressive Luncheon
2023 marks the 15th year the Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce has been hosting this event.
This year the event is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at the Holiday Inn, 150 South Gary Avenue, Carol Stream.
Women in Business - The Rebuild!
The Carol Stream Chamber of Commerce will bring back Women in Business! Contact Jane Hove to become part of the rebuild!
CSCC offers Certificates of Origin (COO) to members at no cost.
Non member COO - $75
More information coming soon! Check back often for updates!