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(HINSDALE, IL) – Free Speech Speakers Bureau, a pro bono speaker’s bureau, celebrates ten years of service to the community including groups, libraries, business clubs and organizations from the city of Chicago and nearly every suburb. Thousands of groups have utilized the well-established speaker’s bureau which provides a roster of 170 outstanding speakers, all of whom speak for free.

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(HINSDALE, IL) – Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) won three top awards at the 2006 Publicity Club of Chicago’s Golden Trumpet Awards luncheon, held Friday, May 5, 2006, at the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago. In attendance were more than 500 public relations executives from Chicago and suburbs. Awards were presented by Janet Davies, host of 190 North on ABC-Channel 7, and Bill Zwecker, entertainment reporter, on WGN-TV – Channel 9.

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The DuPage County Fair, had a record year as attendance grew 16.6% and introduced a new style of music for a local county fair. GR-PR’s public relations program generated more than 52 million impressions in Chicagoland through strong strategic planning and creative positioning.

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The DuPage County Fair is the only county fair in Illinois located in a completely urban setting. Historical research showed that when the first DuPage County Fair was held in 1955, the county was 85% farmland. By 2000, the last farm vanished as DuPage County was absorbed into Chicago’s urban sprawl.

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Ginny Richardson Public Relations is a PR firm specializing in social media and media relations for business, healthcare, not-for-profit, arts and entertainment. Located in Hinsdale, IL, a suburb of Chicago.
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“Our fair received national television coverage on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ and also ESPN’s sports highlight of the day. GR-PR’s persistence and success in enticing Chicago media outlets to the DuPage County Fair put us in an enviable position among other local fairs and festivals.”
by Holly Yeates, PR Committee Chair
 DuPage County Fair Association