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Over its 110 years of existence, Lake County Chamber of Commerce members have seen the commercial environment of the area undergo massive changes.

From farmers bringing their crops to Waukegan’s harbor to ship them to market, to a lakefront heavy with manufacturing providing jobs and prosperity, to modern distribution centers opening, members of the chamber and its activities evolved with the times.

Throughout its history, Marvin Bembry, a longtime Board of Directors member and the chamber’s president from 2004 to 2007, said basic tools of leadership and collaboration enabled the chamber to evolve from the early 20th century into the first quarter of the 21st century.

“There was always a resilience and a vision of leadership,” said Bembry, a

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