Thank you for visiting our web site! In addition to providing up to date information to our members we also promote our site to building owners and managers who are in charge of the elevator systems within their buildings.

There is no better way of choosing an elevator contractor, consultant or parts supplier than from our site. 08We suggest that you bookmark our site so that you can easily find it when in need of an elevator contractor, consultant or supplier! We also encourage you to join and participate in our monthly meetings! The first Thursday of every month we get together and talk about what’s happening in our industry and in the Chicagoland Area!

The 2008 Chicago Elevator Association Annual Golf Outing will be held on Friday August 1st at 1:00 pm, shotgun start.

The event will be held at the Gleneagles Country Club at 13070 McCarthy Road in LeMont, IL 60439. Phone Number: 630-257-5466.

The cost for this years event is $135.00 per golfer for CEA Members (165.00 - non CEA Members) and late additions after 7/28/08.

Included with both prices above;

18 Holes of Golf, Golf Car Rental, Half Way House Tickets, Dinner and Prizes!

All attendees must be paid before attending unless prior arrangements are made!

Please send payment to:

If you are interested in sponsoring a hole or making some other type of donation please contact Tom at 708-371-2444 or click the link below!

Click Here For The 2008 CEA Golf Registration & Sponsorship & Form: cea-2008-golf-outing.pdf

We look forward to seeing you on August 1st for a great time!

Best Regards,

Gary Schreiber (President)

Craig Zomcheck (Vice President)

Tom Przybla (Secretary/Treasurer)

Special thanks to guest speaker Ms. Nancy Hauter from OSHA who visited us in May. Nancy passed on some very important information including an upcoming September Conference in Naperville.

Anyone who deals with OSHA issues on a regular basis are encouraged to attend. Jobsite safety is an extermely important issue and one that each and every one of us faces every day.

Click This Link For More Information: 20th-csc-conference.pdf 

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation will host the 2^nd Annual Chicago Cruise aboard the Summer of George on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. The inaugural event in 2007, which was held in conjunction with the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) educational seminar, was attended by more than 130 guests.  Attendees enjoyed sailing the locks of the Chicago River into Lake Michigan while enjoying Hors’ D’oeuvres and an open bar.  The NAEC seminar was instrumental in attracting attendees to the cruise while cultivating the local industry in an educational setting. This year’s cruise check-in will begin at 6:30 p.m. with boarding at 7:00 p.m.  There will be a Hors D’oeuvres, open bar and a DJ on the top deck.  This is an excellent opportunity to network with fellow Chicagoans as well as a nice way to say thank you to your customers.  Sponsorship opportunities are available.  For details on sponsorships and registration information, please click the brochure link below.

Sponsorship/Registration Form: chicago-cruise-brochure.pdf

Be sure to purchase your tickets before June 5^th to receive the low rate of $110 per person.  The price will increase to $125 after the deadline.  Sponsors will receive admission tickets as part of their sponsorship.  For more details regarding tickets, sponsorship or general information about the cruise, please visit www.EESF.org

May 13, 2008

By Patrick Butler - Pioneer Press Local Web Site

The River Forest Village Board on Monday voted unanimously to support legislation sponsored by state Sen. Don Harmon (D-39th) exempting residential buildings from “the more onerous” provisions of the state elevator safety code, provided public safety would not be compromised.

Harmon’s measure would give every other community in the state the same exemption Chicago already enjoys, the resolution’s supporters pointed out.

On the books since 2003, the regulations would require major elevator cab, door and communications system upgrades by next year, with more extensive improvements in the elevators’ hydraulic systems by 2011, a number of condo and apartment building owners complained at a public hearing last month.

Resident Barbara Langer said it would cost about $83,000 for her condo building to put in an elevator that meets state requirements. Resident Al Popowits said it would cost $130,000 to fix the two elevators in his 30-unit building even though they “work just fine.”

Harmon’s bill could come up for a vote in the Legislature as early as this week, according to Village Trustee Russ Nummer.

Trustees on Monday also adopted a new building code, without earlier provisions that would have required radio amplifiers be installed in all multi-unit buildings so emergency personnel can communicate better. They also left out a provision that smoke detector systems in buildings of three or more units be directly connected to the West Suburban Dispatch Center.

Still included in the new building regulations is a requirement that sprinkler systems be installed in renovated areas amounting to half or more of a home or apartment’s total floor area.

http://www.pioneerlocal.com/riverforest/news/946427,RF-Trustees-051308-sl.article

Make sure that you don’t miss next weeks meeting. Guest speaker Ms. Nancy Hauter from OSHA will be speaking on some very important OSHA related topics. We thank Ms. Hauter for taking time out of here busy schedule to present.

Please make sure you get your confirmations in as soon as possible. This will be a great opportunity to have your specific questions answered too.

If you haven’t already sent in your ticket reservation form for the EESF Cruise please do so in the next week. Space is limited to 150 people and the event is right around the corner! Simply click here to register! Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

The location for the May meeting will return to Marcello’s in Chicago.

• • Marcello’s
  • 645 W. North Avenue
  • Chicago, IL 60610
  • Phone: 312-654-2560

Please respond to Tom at ceamail@flash.net or fax a confirmation over to 708-371-2477 no later than 4/30/08 to provide adequate seating!