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2020 Visitors Guide Now Available
Posted on 01/21/2020 by Katie Arvia
Lansing, Ill. – The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau has released the 2020 Visitors Guide. This guide, published annually, features 88 pages of things to see and do throughout the Chicago Southland region. From educational exhibits like Americans a...
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Keith Wallace Receives “Trifecta” of Tourism Awards
Posted on 01/21/2020 by Katie Arvia
New Lenox, Ill. – Keith Wallace, Executive Director of the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association, earned a trio of tourism awards in 2019, most recently earning a Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism award from Sports Destination Management after being nom...
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Chicago Southland CVB welcomes new Director of Finance and Administration
Posted on 01/09/2020 by Katie Arvia
Lansing, Ill. – The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau has hired Mike Hoffman as the new Director of Finance and Administration. Mokena resident Hoffman joins the Chicago Southland CVB team with experience managing the finance and administrative fu...
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Americans and the Holocaust Exhibit Coming to Prairie State College in March
Posted on 01/06/2020 by Katie Arvia
A unique traveling exhibit will make a stop in the Chicago Southland from March 16 to April 27. Americans and the Holocaust will be hosted by the Prairie State College Library in Chicago Heights for six weeks, free of charge to visitors. This exhibit was carefully crafted af...
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A rare journey into the Thornton Quarry
Posted on 12/05/2019 by Katie Arvia
As a lifelong Lansing resident, I have driven past (or over) the Thornton Quarry countless times. I have always wanted to travel down into the quarry and after 26 ½ years of waiting, I finally got my chance last October. When my coworker, Tobie, offered me a ti...
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Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau Releases Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Festivals & Events Guide
Posted on 12/04/2019 by Katie Arvia
Lansing, Ill. – The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau has released their newest festivals & events guide. This guide is published twice per year. The newest version available is the fall/winter festivals & events guide, which lists events from ...
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Chicago Southland Tournament Recognized as a Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism
Posted on 11/05/2019 by Katie Arvia
Lansing, Ill. – The 2019 Toyota USA National Juniors & Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Association Championships has been recognized as a Champion of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management. The tournament was recognized in the Innova...
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Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau Announces 2019 Stars of the Industry & Annual Tourism Award Winners
Posted on 11/05/2019 by Katie Arvia
The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau (CSCVB), the regional destination management organization for Chicago’s 63 south and southwest suburbs, recognized its members, municipalities and organizations for their outstanding service in the hospitality and ...
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Turn Two for Youth Program Accepting Donations in the Chicago Southland
Posted on 11/04/2019 by Katie Arvia
Lansing, Ill. – Turn Two for Youth is once again accepting donations throughout the Chicago Southland in the form of baseball equipment. Turn Two for Youth is a non-profit, charitable organization that was formed to help collect and distribute baseball equipment to und...
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01/21/2020 - 2020 Visitors Guide Now Available
01/21/2020 - Keith Wallace Receives “Trifecta” of Tourism Awards
01/09/2020 - Chicago Southland CVB welcomes new Director of Finance and Administration