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February 15, 2023

We’re grateful for all the businesses that have decided to make Highland Park their home in the last year. Below is a list of businesses that have opened since 2022. Thanks for being a part of our community.

Astra Coffee Roasters · Blair Schmidt Architecture · Bluesky Tire and Auto · Boogie Baby · Bubbles Academy · Car Hunter Express · Central Cafe · Cortes De Cabello Dely · Diana Gran Portraits · Emerald Lashes · Fonseca Martial Arts · Furology · Garasi · Heima Design House · Highland Tobacco N' Vape · In Home Caregivers · Jenny K Hair Studio · Lakewood Cleaners · Laughlin Gallery · Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Centers · Love Brows · Lynfred Winery · Maddie's Market · Mariani Landscape · Mike's Barber Loft · Mosewood Custom Closet Company · Ozmun Home · Pediatric Partners · Poke Burrito · Reactive P.E.C. · Real Skin · HP Smoke Shop · Stacy Douvlis Salon · The Chunky Scone · The Enclave Coworking & Lounge · Thread House Custom Apparel · Toto's Sport Solutions · Tri-V Wellness Lounge · Twigs & Cotton · Vintage Rescue · Yardbird · YogaSix

This week we’re giving a special shout out to the owners of Downtown Highland Park business, ENAZ. On Wednesday, February 15, sisters Melinda Kaplan, Lena Blitstein, and Samantha Shapiro donated $38,000 of new woman’s wear to the GiveNKind organization. GiveNKind collects and distributes items to local nonprofits in order to benefit local communities by matching these nonprofits with individuals in need. ENAZ has been in business since 1993.

to attend this FREE Webinar

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST

Sponsored by SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties

On Tuesday, February 7, the City of Highland Park and its consultant Lamar Johnson Collaborative held a webinar as part of the Central Business District (CBD) Streetscape Improvements Project to provide an overview of the project and gain the community’s feedback. The CBD Streetscape Improvements Project is a multi-year initiative to install new streetscape amenities throughout Downtown Highland Park, including streetscape furnishings. The conceptual design for this project was developed in 2016 to provide a cohesive and modern aesthetic vision for Downtown Highland Park. 

The webinar was intended to provide a status of the project, next steps, and to supplement additional input gathered by the consultant team in creating the implementation of the streetscape elements. 

The webinar recording and presentation slides are available. Community members are invited to provide feedback via a survey by Friday, February 24, 2023. 

Please contact the City Manager's Office with questions at 847.926.1000 / cityhp@cityhpil.com.

The City of Highland Park’s Small Business Facade Improvement Program (SBFIP) provides assistance and incentive to property owners and local businesses to improve the appearance and functionality of their property and place of business. The SBFIP is available for small business operators and commercial property owners citywide. Eligible owners of commercial/retail buildings and small business owners operating within a commercial/retail building may apply for a City grant that may reimburse up to 50% of the approved improvement(s) to a maximum of $5,000 per project. A small business is defined as having a net worth of less than two million dollars, and as showing less than an average of two hundred thousand dollars in profit per year for two years after taxes. The following are a few examples of eligible expenses:  

• Installing new awnings/signage
• Replacing, repainting, or restoring exterior doors
• Repairing or upgrading exterior lighting
• Painting building exterior 

Did you know Lake County, Illinois has been home to the US Navy’s only Recruit Training & Command Facility in North Chicago for over 100 years? Nearly 35,000 recruits graduate from the program each year and over 9,000 active-duty and civilian employees populate the 1,600-acre campus along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Many Lake County communities see the economic impact of visitors from Naval Station Great Lakes throughout the year. Area hotels, shopping destinations, restaurants and attractions welcome recruits and their families, especially on graduation weekends.

If you'd like to learn more about engaging with the community that makes up the Naval Station Great Lakes, join Visit Lake County for a free forum on Thursday, February 23, 2023, 9-11 AM at:

The National Museum of the American Sailor

2531 Sheridan Rd., Great Lakes, IL 60088

Click the link to register and learn more about broadening your marketing efforts.

The City encourages business owners and managers to share information regarding upcoming events, promotions or news for possible inclusion in the City's marketing modalities, including The Weekender, Enjoy Highland Park, and social media. Please send these items to the City via email to: businessdevelopment@cityhpil.com.

For general business inquiries and assistance, contact Business Development Manager Carolyn Hersch at chersch@cityhpil.com.

Questions regarding enjoyhighlandpark.com should be addressed to Amanda Bennett, Communications Manager, at abennett@cityhpil.com.

SCORE offers in-person or virtual sessions using phone, email, or video

All sessions are free and confidential. SCORE mentors are successful business professionals, some retired, some working, from all industries and experiences.

Visit northchicago.score.org and register to “Find a

Mentor”. You will be asked to provide the nature of your business interest.

Please include whether you prefer in-person or virtual mentoring (phone,

email, video) and note the Highland Park Public Library even

if you prefer a virtual session.

For general business inquiries and assistance, contact the City's Business Development Manager Carolyn Hersch at chersch@cityhpil.com or 847.926.1027.

This newsletter is produced by the City of Highland Park's Office of Business Development. If you have information you would like to include in this weekly mailing, please submit information, photos, and news to businessdevelopment@cityhpil.com. The City reserves the right to edit and/or filter submissions.