Business forecast breakfast coming to Palatine

Jack Ablin, executive vice president and chief investment officer with Harris Private Banking will offer his financial forecast for the coming year at a speech 8 a.m. Feb. 9 in Palatine to members of the Biz 6 Plus Chambers. Ablin, a frequent contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal and Barron’s, will speak on “2011: Reading the Mind of the Economy” at a breakfast buffet at The Cotillion Banquets, 360 Creekside Drive. The cost is $25 for members of participating chambers; $35 for non-members. Chambers include Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove Area, Des Plaines, Greater Lincolnshire, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Palatine Area, Rolling Meadows and Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area.