INSPIRING CHANGE. BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
Together, we can create stronger neighborhoods, empower individuals, and build opportunities for a brighter future. Community First is committed to putting people first and making a meaningful impact where it matters most.
It's the principle behind Anthony Cook's service — through the Maywood Park District, the Maywood Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and the NAACP Proviso West Suburban Branch. Every role comes back to the same question: does this help the people who live here?
Through the Chamber, connecting local businesses to lenders, legal and financial resources, and networking. On the Park District's Finance Oversight Committee, pushing for financial transparency. And through partnerships like the Maywood–River Forest Twin Village Covenant, bringing neighboring communities together.
Residents, small business owners, students, and families across Maywood, Proviso Township, and the Triton College community.
Come to a Chamber Connect or Lunch & Learn, volunteer at a community event, join a Chamber committee, or reach out directly. Showing up is the whole thing.
Yes. Anthony works with businesses, schools, nonprofits, faith organizations, and government to build partnerships that put resources where they're needed. Reach out to start the conversation.
STRONGER COMMUNITIES. CLEAR PRIORITIES. REAL ACTION.
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Community First Isn't a Slogan. It's How He Works.
Community First means decisions start with the people who live, work, raise families, and build businesses in Maywood and Proviso Township. It means listening before acting, connecting people to real resources, and asking hard questions about how public money gets spent.
Growing the Maywood Chamber, serving on the Park District's Finance Oversight Committee, and building the Maywood Business Career Pipeline connecting students to local employers.
The Chamber connects owners to lenders, legal and insurance resources, and other business owners. Chamber Connect and Lunch & Learn events are free to attend and open to anyone building something in Maywood.
Yes — recreation and after-school programming through the Park District, plus career exposure and mentorship linking students to real employers and training paths.
There was a petition to dissolve it. Anthony publicly opposed it and took part in the legal process. Residents fund these institutions and deserve a say before anyone shuts one down.
Yes. Most of the work happens through partnerships — businesses, schools, faith organizations, and government pooling resources instead of working in isolation.
Through the contact form on this site, at any Chamber event, or at a Park District meeting.
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