Updated: River Night Raffle Pot Claimed

As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the winning raffle ticket from had not been claimed, Executive Director Sherri Farley said.

The winning 50/50 raffle ticket number is: 781148.

Farley also offered the following news release thanking event sponsors and volunteers:

The Yorkville Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who came out to the fifth annual River Night on June 24. Much appreciation goes to all of our sponsors, partners, and volunteers who worked hard to make this event happen!  

This year’s River Night drew a record crowd of approximately 1,800 friends and neighbors who enjoyed live music, great food, and family activities along Yorkville’s scenic riverfront.  

The band, EPIC, rocked the evening with music from the 80’s, and was made possible by our partnership with the United City of Yorkville’s Parks & Recreation Department. (Throughout the summer, Parks & Rec hosts on Friday evenings. Visit the City’s website to learn more.)   

An expanded family area, sponsored by , drew children to a free bounce house and activities provided by Hoppers Inflatable Family Fun Center. A big hit was the complimentary face painting, provided by Fun in a Basket. Treats offered in the family area included pizza from Dr. Dough’s, gelato from , and popcorn from Creative Kernels.  

served up delicious ribs and sandwiches at the food tent, sponsored by . Business people from the Chamber were on hand, volunteering their time at the beverage tent sponsored by .  

Thank you to WSPY FM-107.1 for hosting the live-remote broadcast. Our deepest gratitude also extended to: , Yorkville; ; ; the City police and citizen’s police volunteers; and especially to Tim Evans and Scott Sleezer, along with their crew from the City Parks & Recreation Department.  

The following sponsors and contributors stepped forward to bring this event to the community: 

• AT&T/Mobile Tel Avon - Teresa Wedeen
• C.P.I. Home and Office Computing Specialists
• Creative Kernels Gourmet Popcorn
• First Midwest Insurance Yorkville
• Fitzpatrick Wealth Management Group/Stifel Nicolaus
• Fun in a Basket
• Greater Illinois Title Company
• Heartland Education Cove
• Hoppers Inflatable Family Fun Center
• Midwest Street Rod Association
• Rush-Copley Medical Center
• State Rep. Kay Hatcher
• Task Force Cleaning
• WSPY FM-107.1  

Special thanks and appreciation to the River Night Committee co-chairs, Cory Poris-Warren, First Midwest Insurance and Chris Plasch of CPI Home & Office Computing. The event was well-organized and successful, thanks to their devotion of time and that of sub-committee chairs: Lou LaBuda, AT&T Mobile-Tel; Alethia Hummel, Aha! Marketing & PR; Sandi Farren, Farren Heating & Cooling; and Christie Malley, SBI-Yorkville.  

In all, over 40 Chamber-member volunteers came together to create this community event. Personal thanks to these individuals, as well as YACC staff members Pam Johnson and Gina Conner, who very graciously went above and beyond in their assistance and support.  

We’re thrilled with the event’s success, and gratified to work with so many Chamber businesses whose dedication to the community made this event in Yorkville possible. The winning 50/50 raffle ticket number is posted on the Chamber website at yorkvillechamber.org, as are photos from the event.