About Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce

CFRI Grant

CFRI was established on October 20th, 1989. The CFRI is mostly funded by annual dues from loyal members and generous endowments by many individual citizens & corporations. Become a member & make a difference in our community!!

 Our Mission

The Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce is a not for profit organization dedicated to adding value for its members and Northern Champaign County by bringing people together to support business, educational, social and community activities to create positive outcomes for community building initiatives.

Where We Serve

In addition to Rantoul, the Rantoul Area Chamber of Commerce services 10 communities outside of the Village limits. We advocate and provide support for businesses and individuals in Thomasboro, Gifford, Dewey, Ludlow, Paxton, Fisher, Armstrong, Potomac, Urbana and Champaign. The Chamber is primarily financed by the investment of its members who realize that they can accomplish collectively, through this association, what no one of us can do individually.

Who We Are

Our membership is comprised of businesses, organizations and individuals motivated to join a well-coordinated effort to improve the areas where we live and work. Chamber resources and expertise assist new businesses in their start-up efforts while helping existing businesses develop even further.

Special Events

Many of our special events are steeped in tradition and proudly provided to the communities we serve through the generosity of our membership. We offer an exciting, high energy Fourth of July freedom celebration complete with a pancake breakfast, parade, family-friendly activities and, of course, one of the best fireworks displays in Central Illinois. We host an annual night golf outing and an annual community banquet as well as legislative luncheons and Open Office Hours, member workshops and a community-wide lighted Christmas parade and celebration.

Agribusiness Economy

Our area has a strong agricultural component, bordered by farm fields featuring some of the best farm ground in the world creating a vibrant agribusiness economy. Rantoul is also host to the nationally recognized “Half Century of Progress Farm Show” which draws tens of thousands of people to our community every other year to honor the tradition and history of farming.

Working Together

We look forward to working with, and for, you for many years to come. We appreciate your support! Without our members, we wouldn’t be where we are. Working together is success!

Amanda Vickery, RACC Executive Director