| Date | Event |
| 6/12/2025 | Summer Vanderbilt, Recruitment Development Manager at HireLevel, will be sharing insights on why every business needs an employee handbook. She’ll cover the essential elements that every handbook should include and explain how to strategically leverage your handbook to protect your company from potential risks. more info... |
| 6/16/2025 | Join our FREE Fraud Seminar hosted by Marsha Griffin from the Office of The Attorney General of Illinois and Sydney Waters from the Better Business Bureau of Cape Girardeau. You will learn about all the current scams and learn how to protect your funds. DATE, TIME and LOCATION June 16th, 2025 9:00am-10:15am Herrin Chamber of Commerce 3 S Park Ave, Herrin IL more info... |
| 6/20/2025 | You're Invited! 🚒🔥 Join us for the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of the New Herrin Fire Department! 📍 Location: 1609 S. 13th Street, Herrin, IL 62948 We’ll kick things off with a ribbon cutting, followed by a special speech from Mayor Frattini. Clear Wave Fiber will present a generous donation and is proud to sponsor the Open House event. We’ll also be holding a blessing of the Fire House. 🎉 Open House: 12:00–3:00 PM Come celebrate this exciting new chapter with us—everyone is welcome! more info... |
| 6/24/2025 | Register today for our upcoming luncheon! House of Hope is our sponsor and the Illinois Economic Empowerment Center at SIU (EEC) will be presenting and Sergio's is our caterer. The EEC is rich with resources to help strengthen, develop and mentor small businesses. The Chamber is excited to partner with them for this luncheon and future collaborations! more info... |
| 6/25/2025 | EDUCATE | EXPERIENCE | EMPLOY Wednesday, June 25th from 10:30a to 2:30p CST Conference Prize: FREE Registration to SIU Fall 2025 Job and Internship Fair on Sept. 16th, 2025 10:00 A - 2:00 P CST The SIUC Career Development Center invites you to experience our 3rd Annual Virtual Partnership Conference. Discover how SIU students can become valuable members of your team, explore partnership opportunities with our campus, and gain access to tools that simplify and enhance your recruiting experience. Conference Registration Fee $50 - Early Bird (Through June 15th) $60 - Standard (June 16th to June 24th) $70 - Same Day Registration (June 25th) **REGISTRATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE Agenda Welcome Ceremony Session 1 – Unlocking Connections: Handshake Updates & Partnerships at SIU with Nicole Wood, Career Development Center's Employer Relations Coordinator and Kendall Perez, Handshake Relationship Manager. Session 2– Engaging with International Students in a Time of Ongoing Change with Yi Lee, Immigration Attorney at Olive Branch Immigration Services and Tina Sickinger, Director of International Student & Scholar Services at SIU. Lunch Session 3 – Coaching Generative AI: Recruiting and Retaining Today's Early Career Professionals with Craig Engstrom, Director of SIU Center for Teaching Excellence. Session 4 – Leading with Communication with Joshua Houston, SIU Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies. Session 5 – Win the Talent War: How to Attract Young Professionals Without a Big Budget with Founder of AlterEgo Marketing and Grayson Investments, and TEDx Speaker Nic Skovgaard Prize Session – Stay for a chance to win FREE registration for the upcoming Fall Job and Internship Fair on Sept 19th more info... |
| 6/25/2025 | Presented by Hospice of Southern Illinois and Sponsored by First Southern Bank. The purpose of this workshop is to develop dementia friendly communities to bring awareness of dementia and improve the community’s response when encountering persons with dementia and their loved ones. This presentation by Hospice of Southern Illinois is a Dementia Live and Compassionate Touch training to educate our community on dementia. more info... |



