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US electrical contractor and engineering company
Commercial Light Company Company type Electrical contractor and engineering company Founded 1915 (1915 ) Founder Aaron Halperin Headquarters 245 Fenel Lane,
Hillside, Illinois , USA Key people
Number of employees
250 (2007)
Commercial Light Company is an Illinois electrical contractor and engineering company, which has performed the electrical work for many Chicago buildings.
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[3] It is located at 245 Fenel Lane,
Hillside, Illinois , and is one of the village's largest employers.
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History
Aaron Halperin, who immigrated to the United States from
Kiev in the 1890s, founded the company in 1915.
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The company performed a number of high-profile assignments, including installing lighting systems in
Wrigley Field , the
John Hancock Center , and
O'Hare International Airport .
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[8] It also lit
State Street in Chicago in 1958, making it – according to the
Chicago Tribune – the brightest thoroughfare in the world.
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In 2007, it had 250 employees.
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Executives
Aaron Halperin, its founder, was President of the company.
[11] Allan L. Golinkin served as its Secretary and Supervisor of Construction in the early 1920s.
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Robert Halperin was an executive of the company. He became the company's President in 1959, and rose to become its Chairman in the 1960s.
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self-published source ] In 1989, Tom Halperin was its President.
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References
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c Kenan Heise (May 9, 1985).
"Robert Halperin, 77, War Hero, Executive" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 11, 2011 .
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c Howard J. Leavitt (2004).
Tales of Valor . Xlibris Corporation.
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1-4134-1131-2 . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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c Richard Wallace; Jacqueline Nash Gifford; Vana Dougias; Daniel Sargent (2004).
The National JobBank 2005 . F+W Media, Inc.
ISBN
1-59337-104-7 . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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"Village of Hillside; Largest Employers" . Hillside, IL. Archived from
the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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"Commercial Light Company Upgrades to Counsellor Level" . Electri International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction Inc Newsletter . August–September 2000. Archived from
the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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Consulting-specifying Engineer, Volume 23 . Cahners Pub. Co. 1998. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
^ Toni Ginnetti (July 26, 1988).
"Grenesko's night is bright" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
^ Linda Young (August 8, 1988).
"Tender, Loving Planning Helps Preserve a Shrine" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
^ Russell Freeberg (November 14, 1958).
"State Street is Brightest Thorofare in the World with New Lighting System" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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Directory of Corporate Affiliations; Volume 4 . National Register Pub. Co. 1998.
ISBN
0-87217-212-0 . Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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"Heads Bank's Affiliate; Arthur Reynolds Made Chairman of Continental Illinois Company" . The New York Times . January 6, 1932. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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"Club Notes" . The City Club Bulletin; A Journal of Active Citizenship . The City of Chicago. January 17, 1921. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
^ University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) Alumni Association (1919).
The Alumni quarterly and fortnightly notes, Volumes 5–7 . University of Illinois Alumni Association. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .
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"IBEW Journal" . IBEW. 1989. Retrieved July 13, 2011 .