Calendar

Joliet chamber: Business Builders, 8 a.m. Tuesdays, Vito & Nick's II, 2231 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Call Mike Paone at 815-727-5371 for more information.

Joliet chamber: Business Builders, 8 a.m. Fridays, Vito & Nick's II, 2231 W. Jefferson St., Joliet. Call Mike Paone at 815-727-5371 for more information.

Lockport chamber: Meet the New Members Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Nov. 4, NuVibe Juice and Java, 16105 S. Farrell Road. Speaker: Dev Trivedi. RSVP by Oct. 30. 815-838-3357.

Grundy County: Grundy County Growth Conference -- Forecasting & Green Development, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 455 W. Southmor Road, Morris. Cost: $15 per person, includes refreshments. Walk-ins are welcome. 815-941-0852 or info@cfgrundycounty.com

New Lenox chamber: Chamber Halloween parade and costume contest, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Village Commons.

Joliet chamber: 5 p.m. ribbon cutting for Advanced Foot and Ankle Center of Joliet, 350 Houbolt Road, Suite 104, Joliet.

Grundy County chamber: Business after Five, 5-7 p.m., Morris Senior Living, 1221 S. Edgewater Drive, Morris. Networking, refreshments and raffles. Cost: $3. Enter the south door, on Dupont Street, or north door, on Edgewater Drive.

Joliet chamber: Annual dinner, Syl's 150 West. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker: ex-Chicago Bear and Super Bowl XX champion Tom Thayer. Cost: $65 per person; tables of 10 are available. Call 815-727-5371.

Young Professionals Group of the Southwest Suburbs: After-Hours Business Networking Social, 5-7 p.m., Finnegan's Irish Pub (downtown Plainfield). Free. Everyone welcome. Questions, ypgsouthwest@gmail.com.

Employment ministry: Anita Quinlan from the Plainfield Public Library will demonstrate free library services and resources job seekers can access from home computers at 7 p.m. at St. Mary Immaculate Parish, 15629 S. Route 59, .Plainfield. Free, open to the public. If you are new to networking, come early for a special 6:30 p.m. introduction to networking tools like the Handbill and the Elevator Speech. Bring up to 20 copies of your resume or handbill. For more information, e-mail employmentministry@smip.org.

Grundy chamber: b2b Networking Night, 5-7 p.m., Fountains of Minooka, 502 Twin Rail Drive, Minooka. Channahon, Minooka and Grundy chambers. Build REALationships, start crucial alliances, increase collaborations, meet fellow entrepreneurs and decision makers. Cost: $25 per person (member); $40 per person (nonmember). Vendor booths: $100, includes two entry tickets. Open to chamber members only. Must register in advance, 815-942-0113 or info@grundychamber.com.

Joliet Area Young Professionals: Social Media Strategy, 7:30-9 a.m. Nov. 17, University of St. Francis, Moser Performing Arts Center Studio Center. Speaker: Chris Beebe from The Visionary Agency. Cost: $10, includes light breakfast. RSVP by Nov. 14, jayp@jolietchamber.com or 815-727-5371.

Council for Working Women: Holiday extravaganza, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rialto Square Theatre. For more information, call 815-727-5371.

Grundy chamber: Business After Hours, 5-7 p.m., Immaculate Conception Grade School, 505 North St., Morris. Food, beverages, drawings and raffles. Cost: $3.

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