Invited:

Susan Kelsey, City of Lake Forest

Whitney Pickett, L3

Deborah McDowell, Mid-America

Ellen Stirling, The Lake Forest Shop

Megan Stockton, Gifted

Joanna Rolek, Chamber of Commerce

Susan Wright, Lake Forest Bank & Trust

Susan Banks, City of Lake Forest

Nicole Altounian, Altounian Properties

Eleanor and Maxwell Gregory, Lake Forest Book Store

Eric and Lee, Kiddles Sport

Cara, Forest Bootery

Sue McWilliams, Lake Forest Acute Care

(Lake Forest Shopping District team meeting open to the public)

AGENDA

Lake Forest Shopping District Agenda

Friday, February 19 (12-1 pm )

City Hall, 220 Deerpath, Lake Forest, upstairs council conference room

  1. January 22, 2015 minutes

Minutes from January 22, Meeting

The team talked about the holiday events, what worked and what didn’t work. There was discussion about selecting one event for the spring to focus on and the team agreed to develop a Mother’s Day Guide listing all of the events. Mother’s Day is May 8. The team discussed creating a project plan for the event and that is attached to these minutes / agenda. A request was put in the city 2017 budget for an integrated marketing plan and virtual shopping mall. The team talked about a Taste of the Town event and the chamber is looking at this for a special event.

2. Virtual Shopping Mall Demo (12 noon sharp)

3. Mother’s Day Guide

3. Question to the group: Chamber focus group survey results, move Open Air Market to the

Square, what do you think?

4. Next meeting goal

2015-16 Shopping District Meeting Dates

Friday, February 19, 2016 (12 noon)

Friday, March 18, 2016

Friday, April 15, 2016

Friday, May 20, 2015

Friday, June 17, 2016

2016 Shopping District Event Calendar

100th Year Centennial celebration of Market Square

March 17St. Patrick’s Day

March 27Easter

May 1 LF GO app released

May 1Market Square featured on City Parking Sticker

May 8 Mother’s Day

May 30Memorial Day

June 1No school for District 67

June 4Graduation

June 5Doughnut Day

June 14Flag Day

June 16Concerts in the Square begins

June 18Open Air Market begins every Saturday

June 19Father’s Day

JulyConcerts in the Square

JulyCity-wide Sidewalk Sales

August 21Senior Citizen Day

August 23City-Lake Forest College Back to School Beach Bash

September 11National Grandparents Day

October Fall Fashion Show, hosted by Lake Forest Bank & Trust

October 31Halloween

NovemberBlue Mercury pre-sale begins

November Blue Mercury Holiday Shopping Party

December 11 Santa and Reindeer (12-4 pm)

December 25Christmas

December 31New Year’s Eve

2017 Shopping District Event Calendar

Grand Opening of Lake Forest Hospital

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