Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center.
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The Southwest suburban hospitality industry served up a healthy portion of what it has to offer at the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Tuesday at the Orland Park Civic Center.
More than 50 local exhibitors showed off their products and services to local business representatives, marketers and event planners.
Hundreds of attendees got to meet and mingle with businesses ranging from restaurants and caterers to hotels and meeting sites, to entertainment providers offering alternatives to the standard conference room meeting.
The Orland Park event was the first of three regional Hospitality Expos sponsored by the Business Ledger.
The second is the DuPage County Hospitality Expo, scheduled for Oct. 11 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
The Northwest suburban Hospitality Expo is scheduled for Nov. 8 at Stonegate Banquets in Hoffman Estates.
Mallory Dodds of Homewood plays blackjack with Allen Ellison of U.S. Poker and Casino Parties during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center Tuesday.
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Melissa Oliver of Accelerate Indoor Speedway and Events in Mokena talks with Toni Ashmore and Steven Hurley from the Village of Matteson during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest.
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Gene Ifelise of After Glow talks with Bill Reddy of Reddy and Associates during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center.
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Debra Paris of Olympia Fields talks with Terri Keenan of the Christie Cookie Co. during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center.
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Lisa Maxwell of Chicago visits the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook booth during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest.
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Lori Acevedo, assistant general manager of Blaze Pizza in Orland Park describes the different kind of pizzas available to Cindy Parish of American Dream Retirement in Orland Park during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest.
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Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
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Allison Norman, events sales manager at Pinstripes in Oak Brook talks with visitors during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center.
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Nothing Bundt Cake from Orland Park, passes out bite size cakes during the Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo Southwest at the Orland Park Civic Center on Tuesday.
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