Shop Local, Make a Difference and Have Fun at the Crystal Lake Expo!
Crystal Lake and surrounding area businesses are creating jobs every day, investing in the community, and strengthening the economic base of where we live.
The businesses participating in this year’s 30th Annual Crystal Lake Home & Business EXPO represent over 140 diverse businesses and organizations that are an integral part of the distinctive character of the place that we call home.
Visit the EXPO to support these local businesses, and support our local economy. You can also meet many community leaders and civic organizations who are making a difference in our community. Learn about volunteer opportunities, or have your children meet someone special like your local county and state representatives. policemen, firemen or your local librarian. It would take weeks for you to drive to 140 local businesses. You can do it all in a visit to the Crystal Lake Home & Business EXPO! The EXPO will be held at Crystal Lake South High School located at 1200 South McHenry Avenue.
Make sure to come hungry. Café EXPO features local gourmet eats like tasty Georgio’s Pizza individual pizzas, Galloway’s Chicago Subs super sandwiches and Morkes Chocolates delectable candies.
Win! Everyone will receive some great items from local businesses, plus every 100th person receives a great door prize! Another exciting event is the EXPO raffle. This year the raffle will feature:
A Crystal Lake entertainment package valued at over $500, four tickets to a Chicago Cubs baseball game donated by the Northwest Herald, Boy’s and Girl’s Bikes, donated by Dr. Kathleen Schroeder, DDS and Dr. Gregory Kubik, DDS, MS, FACD and a Kindle, donated by In Sync Systems
Bright lights and Bigger Smiles. Part of what makes EXPO so special and community based is The Miss Crystal Lake Scholarship Pageant and The Little Miss Crystal Lake Contest co-sponsored by the Crystal Lake Chamber and the Crystal Lake Park District. The pageant event will take place March 24, from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm in the Crystal Lake South High School auditorium. For more information on this event contact Connie Cooke at the Crystal Lake Park District 815.459.0680 or visit http://crystallakeparks.org/ .
Do you have a business you would like to promote? Hurry space is running out. EXPO consistently draws over 4,000 visitors from the area. It is a great chance to meet people who want to shop local. Plus you have the opportunity to network with other businesses. Ryan Allison of OWC Pro IT Services says “The Crystal Lake Chamber Home and Business Expo was a well-organized event with great attendance. We were able to make over a hundred business-to-business contacts”
The Crystal Lake Chamber is grateful to the 2012 EXPO sponsors. Without their generous support, this event would not be possible. Please thank this year’s EXPO sponsors, Home State Bank, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Northwest Herald, STAR 105.5 and Y103.9 at their exhibits in the EXPO.
Visit our Photo Gallery for EXPO 2011