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UPCOMING EVENTS

3/10/2010
Business After Hours - Blue Sky Synergy Group

In-Laws Restaurant
720 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Gurnee, IL 60031
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
FREE!
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3/11/2010
Women's Networking Group

University Center of Lake County
1200 University Center Drive
Grayslake, IL 60030
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Glenn Turner, LDG Consulting, Inc.
Topic: Leadership: The Key to Success in Business

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3/18/2010
Chamber Luncheon

Vista Hotel & Conference Center
6161 W. Grand Ave.
Gurnee, IL 60031
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Jim Accetta
Topic: Learn to Build Instant Rapport in 60 Seconds or Less!

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3/19/2010
Earlybird Networkers

Golden Corral
1455 Dilleys Rd.
Gurnee, IL 60031
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
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3/24/2010
Hispanic Networking Group

Village of Round Lake Beach - Note different location
1937 N. Municipal Way
Round Lake Beach, IL 60073
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Sponsor: CONSUMERS CREDIT UNION
Featured Speaker: Carolina Duque, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center
Topic: How Mano a Mano is Helping the Latino Community

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4/2/2010
Earlybird Networkers

Golden Corral
1455 Dilleys Rd.
Gurnee, IL 60031
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
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4/7/2010
Controlling Workers Comp Costs in 2010

Hilton Garden Inn
26225 N. River Woods Blvd.
Lake Forest, IL 60045
7:30 - 10:00
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Lake County Illinois

Read below to learn more about Lake County, IL

•  448 square miles
•  Population 678,508 (Claritas, 2003)
•  52 incorporated villages and cities
•  Three state parks
•  Over 50 business and industrial parks
•  24 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline
•  County seat: Waukegan
•  Diverse and generally high-quality housing stock
•  30 public elementary school districts (K-8)
•  10 public high school districts (9-12)
•  Six public unit school districts (K-12)
•  1 Charter school
•  2 Special education districts
•  1 high school technology campus
•  Median household income:
       $74,836 Lake County
       $58,826 Chicago Metro
       $52,104 Illinois
       $46,868 United States

•  Land area in Lake County: 59 percent incorporated, 41 percent unincorporated
•  3,349 single family building permits in Lake County (value:$699 million)
•  Median-Average house value $216,433

Home of:
•  Great Lakes Naval Training Station, one of the world's largest naval training facilities
•  Chicago Bulls' Berto Center (practice facility)
•  Chicago Bears' Halas Hall (practice facility)
•  Six Flags Great America
•  Abbott Laboratories
•  Baxter Health Care, Cardinal Health
•  Gurnee Mills (super-regional shopping mall)
•  Chain O'Lakes State Park
•  Illinois Beach State Park

2000 Top Ten Largest Employers in Lake County (estimated number of employees):
•  Department of the Navy, Great Lakes (23,000)
•  Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park (15,300)
•  Hewitt Associates LLC, Lincolnshire (5,570)
•  Motorola, Libertyville (5,000)
•  Kemper Insurance, Long Grove (3,700)
•  Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield (3,470)
•  Six Flags Great America, Gurnee (3,190)
•  Allegiance Corp, McGraw Park (2,900)
•  Lake County, Waukegan (2,700)
•  Manpower, Inc. (2,300)