Annual Auction & Taste

The Chamber’s Annual Auction & Taste is a spectacular evening featuring a dazzling Silent and Live Auction along with fabulous food from some of the area’s finest restaurants. New this year is a chance to win a $1,000 raffle prize, an even bigger selection of restaurants participating in the Taste, a featured dessert hour between 7 and 8 p.m. and a number of exciting new Auction items. Over 400 Chamber members, community leaders and guests are expected to attend this annual extravaganza which is a fun, yet important fundraiser for the Chamber. In a “bewitching” Halloween setting, the festive evening includes a chance to bid on valuable items donated by area businesses at the newly renovated Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel. Popular items include everything from hard to obtain theatre tickets, golf foursomes and overnight hotel stays, to restaurant certificates, concert tickets, car wash packages, sports and fitness club memberships, fabulous gift baskets, and gift certificates to local stores. The Auction offers great opportunities for shoppers looking for unique items as well as bargains on birthday and holiday gifts.

Featured live auction items include a complete LASIK eye surgery package provided by nationally recognized ophthalmologist Dr. Marion Macsai and Glenbrook Hospital, a White Sox Diamond Suite package which includes 14 seats, parking passes, food and beverages. Other highly anticipated items include tickets to an upcoming Blackhawks game, tickets to a Chicago Bears game, a gourmet dinner for 8 prepared in-home by a Renaissance restaurant chef, a golf package for four at Sportsman’s, and hard to obtain Broadway in Chicago theatre tickets. Also featured in the Live Auction will be a catered Thanksgiving dinner for 12 provided by Sunset Foods.

In addition to an opportunity to bid on these and other valuable items, raffle tickets offer a chance to win a number of valuable items as well as $1000, double the prize from last year.

Be sure to invite your co-workers, family and friends and sign up early for this fun-filled evening. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door which includes complimentary beer, wine and soft drinks along with a fabulous tasting buffet.

To register for the event, purchase raffle tickets,or make a donation, call the Chamber office at (847) 498-5555. Advance reservations will be taken through Thursday, Oct. 20; afterward members and guests are invited to pay at the door.