Wela Financial is now opened at 1419 Cannonball Trail in Yorkville.

The Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated three local businesses with ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

Celebrating the synergy between the community and Yorkville’s businesses, more than 80 competitors laced up their bowling shoes, hitting the alleys with a few of their spare friends. Sixteen teams joined the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce at Pinz Entertainment Center.

Jessica Wathen, school director of Yorkville’s new The Children’s Courtyard, knows how to celebrate a ribbon-cutting – with alpacas, ice cream and face painting. The school offers infant care, preschool and before and after school programs for up to 170 kids.

Sometimes for that one special event, you need a venue you can customize to fit your tailor needs. Owners Earl and Stephanie Holmes celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Blank SL8 Events, a multi-purpose venue for everything from birthday parties to wedding and baby showers.

From a hyperbaric chamber, to acupuncture an infrared sauna and a full fitness studio, Complete Medical Recovery in Yorkville offers a holistic range of bodily treatments with a set of medicinal providers.

The Northern Illinois Foot and Ankle Specialists welcomed community members and the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce for a tour of their Yorkville practice.

The city is kicking off the summer season with its Margaritas En Mayo fiesta on Thursday, May 22. The event features family-fun activities and live music, running from 5 to 9 p.m. in downtown Yorkville and Riverfront Park, 131 E. Hydraulic Avenue.

Raging Waves Waterpark in Yorkville will open on May 24 with new features for guests.

Families are invited to take photos with the Easter bunny and participate in an Easter egg hunt in Yorkville on Saturday, April 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30.

The Plano Area and Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the reopening and new location of Main Street Merchants with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Capturing the spirit of supporting small town businesses, Yorkville community shoppers can get their locomotive ticket punched, in a fun, interactive game featuring raffle prizes.

Princesses, dinosaurs, superheroes, and costumed kiddos celebrated the Halloween spirit with the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Biz Boo! Event featuring over 90 participating local businesses, according to a press release.

Main Street Merchants, a one-stop shop, where customers can buy everything from arts and crafts, to jewelry and home décor, is now open to the public in Plano.

Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats is hosting a fundraising event Friday, August 2, in Town Square Park, next to Home Plate Hot Dogs, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 30 percent of all purchases will be donated to the YACC Scholarship Fund.

Throughout the month of July, Yorkville shoppers are challenged to win raffle prizes by earning as many stamps as possible by visiting local businesses as part of an interactive game hosted by the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce.

Steam and Cuts barbershop, along with the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce, will celebrate a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, July 8.

Over 90 members of the community night-bowled alongside their fellow business leaders.

Dain Conway’s Tax Service’s new office location is at 201 E. Veterans Parkway, Suite B, Yorkville.

Guests enjoyed refreshments and entered a drawing for the chance to win a raffle prize.

Fox Valley Orthopedics offers fellowship trained and board-certified physicians caring for hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, spine, hand, foot, pain management, rheumatology, work injuries and weight loss guidance.

Participants were able to stop by businesses throughout Yorkville and enjoy various family-friendly activities.

Local area chambers of commerce celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the district office of Illinois 75th District State Representative Jed Davis.

The Legacy Bricks are located in front of Yorkville High School at 797 Game Farm Road in Yorkville.

October Vines Beauty Lounge is an upscale boutique salon suite specializing in hair colour, cuts and brow shaping.

Scooter’s Coffee is a drive-thru coffee shop offering breakfast sandwiches, snacks and smoothies.

The Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Two Partners Cafe Family Restaurant with a ribbon cutting.

Select Surfaces is located at 135 E. Van Emmon St. in Yorkville.

The Giovanna Group - Keller Williams Infinity is located at 105 East Spring St. in Yorkville.

Community businesses showed appreciation towards Yorkville School District 115 with over $2,000 in cash prizes and a surplus of raffle baskets and gift cards.

Celebration at Town Square Park after the parade.

Craft’d is located at 2075 Marketview Drive in Yorkville

On behalf of its member businesses, the Chamber was pleased to award five scholarships, for a combined total of $7,000.

Attendees enjoyed savory appetizers, sweet treats and a tour of the facilities.

More than 90 members of the community spent a night bowling alongside fellow businesspeople.

Friends, family and the business community gathered to celebrate and admire the new studio space.

Viva La Funny is located at 145 E. Veterans Parkway in Yorkville.

Kendall Meat Company is located at 731 Erica Lane in Yorkville.

“We’re raising our prices to the limit where our customers are screaming at us about the high costs,” Banning said to the aldermen.

The city is considering the tax to help fund the Lake Michigan water project

Businesses welcomed costumed children and families to visit for treats, games, face painting, crafts, drawings, pumpkin decorating, a scarecrow walk and more.

Hundreds of Yorkville area kids and their parents enjoyed the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce's annual Biz Boo! Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022 in the city's downtown and at other local participating businesses. Dressed in their Halloween costumes, young trick-or-treaters collected candy and other treats at retail shops and offices.

Noir Cut & Shave Club's new location is 110 E. Countryside Parkway Suite A, Yorkville.

Guests indulged in free ice cream while meeting the owner and networking.

The shop is located at 1439 Cannonball Trail, Yorkville

Chamber members and guests gathered in their best island garb, with just shy of 200 in attendance.

Guests toured the facility and learned of the wellness spa’s different services.

My Daughter’s Dress Boutique’s mission is to make sure every girl feels beautiful on their special day without the huge price tag.

Community members toured the new office while enjoying refreshments.

That was the assessment of state Rep. David Welter, R-Morris, who called the legislation “The Criminal’s Bill of Rights.”