Commercial Light Company

Commercial Light Company
Commercial Light Company
Type Electrical contractor and engineering company
Founded 1915 (1915)
Founder(s) Aaron Halperin
Headquarters 245 Fenel Lane,
Hillside, Illinois, USA
Key people
  • Robert Halperin, former Chairman
  • Tom Halperin, President
Employees 250 (2007)

Commercial Light Company is an Illinois electrical contractor and engineering company, which has performed the electrical work for many Chicago buildings.[1][2][3] It is located at 245 Fenel Lane, Hillside, Illinois, and is one of the village's largest employers.[3][4]

History

Aaron Halperin, who immigrated to the United States from Kiev in the 1890s, founded the company in 1915.[1][2][3]

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.[5][6][7][8] It also lit State Street in Chicago in 1958, making it – according to the Chicago Tribune – the brightest thoroughfare in the world.[9]

In 2007, it had 250 employees. It is one of Hillside's largest employers.[10][4]

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.[12][13]

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.[1][2] In 1989, Tom Halperin was its President.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kenan Heise (May 9, 1985). "Robert Halperin, 77, War Hero, Executive". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-05-09/news/8501290068_1_mr-halperin-palm-springs-landing. Retrieved July 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c Howard J. Leavitt (2004). Tales of Valor. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 1413411312. http://books.google.com/books?id=wteXboW3XTIC&pg=PA265&lpg=PA265&dq=%22robert+halperin%22+%22brooklyn+dodgers%22&source=bl&ots=kalgnlR-vP&sig=c0lUyMwzl7VyJSa-NGvAJv1vZdc&hl=en&ei=sk4bTuiUJ4e40AH3prCWBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAg#v=snippet&q=%22halperin%22%20&f=false. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c Richard Wallace, Jacqueline Nash Gifford, Vana Dougias, Daniel Sargent (2004). The National JobBank 2005. F+W Media, Inc. ISBN 1593371047. http://books.google.com/books?id=ztQOAzZgyrwC&pg=PA260&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Company%22&hl=en&ei=adYdTtb1GMbb0QHn9sTIBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22Commercial%20Light%20Company%22&f=false. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "Village of Hillside; Largest Employers". Hillside, IL. http://www.hillside-il.org/development/communityprofile/46/. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Commercial Light Company Upgrades to Counsellor Level". Electri International: The Foundation for Electrical Construction Inc Newsletter. August/September 2000. http://www.electri.org/newsletter/report.cfm?articleID=685. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  6. ^ Consulting-specifying Engineer, Volume 23. Cahners Pub. Co.. 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=GTTwAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Commercial+Light+Co.%22&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Co.%22&hl=en&ei=XdkdTqW3Eor50gHS1pW8Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBDgU. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  7. ^ Toni Ginnetti (July 26, 1988). "Grenesko's night is bright". Chicago Sun-Times. http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/CSTB/lib00225,0EB36DEC5BDB765E.html. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  8. ^ Linda Young (August 8, 1988). "Tender, Loving Planning Helps Preserve a Shrine". Chicago Tribune. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/24817321.html?dids=24817321:24817321&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+08%2C+1988&author=Linda+Young&pub=Chicago+Tribune+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=TENDER%2C+LOVING+PLANNING+HELPS+PRESERVE+A+SHRINE&pqatl=google. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  9. ^ Russell Freeberg (November 14, 1958). "State Street is Brightest Thorofare in the World with New Lighting System". Chicago Tribune. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/569441752.html?dids=569441752:569441752&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Nov+14%2C+1958&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=State+Street+Is+Brightest+Thorofare+in+the+World+with+New+Lighting+System&pqatl=google. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  10. ^ Directory of Corporate Affiliations; Volume 4. National Register Pub. Co.. 1998. ISBN 0872172120. http://books.google.com/books?id=OnIgAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Commercial+Light+Company%22&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Company%22&hl=en&ei=wdcdTo64MKXi0QGfrtH7Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDsQ6AEwADgK. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Heads Bank's Affiliate; Arthur Reynolds Made Chairman of Continental Illinois Company". The New York Times. January 6, 1932. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70612FB3B5A16738DDDAF0894D9405B828FF1D3. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  12. ^ "Club Notes". The City Club Bulletin; A Journal of Active Citizenship (The City of Chicago). January 17, 1921. http://books.google.com/books?id=YCwDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Company%22&hl=en&ei=wdcdTo64MKXi0QGfrtH7Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Commercial%20Light%20Company%22&f=false. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  13. ^ University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus) Alumni Association (1919). The Alumni quarterly and fortnightly notes, Volumes 5-7. University of Illinois Alumni Association. http://books.google.com/books?id=HGDnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA46&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Co.%22&hl=en&ei=89gdTpeGDIaRgQfw0enfCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CE0Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Commercial%20Light%20Co.%22&f=false. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 
  14. ^ "IBEW Journal". IBEW. 1989. http://books.google.com/books?id=0dzuAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Commercial+Light+Co.%22&dq=%22Commercial+Light+Co.%22&hl=en&ei=XdkdTqW3Eor50gHS1pW8Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBjgU. Retrieved July 13, 2011. 

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