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Events

Spotlight Awards

Our annual celebration of the business and community leaders moving Oak Park and River Forest forward.

Five guests smile around a cocktail table in front of a stone wall at an evening reception.
The Spotlight celebration.

The celebration

When
Every October.
Nominations
368 nominations, from the 2025 Annual Impact Report.
Tickets and nominations
Registration, nominations, and sponsorships open on the events calendar ahead of each celebration.
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Spotlight Awards in photos

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Five people stand in front of a Spotlight backdrop; the two women in the middle hold a framed award certificate beside a wooden podium.
Spotlight Awards honorees with chamber leaders. Photo: OPRF Chamber
Three guests with name tags pose at the doorway of a wood-paneled room.
Spotlight Awards, 2023. Photo: OPRF Chamber
A woman smiles beside an easel sign thanking the evening’s sponsors.
Spotlight Awards, 2023. Photo: OPRF Chamber

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