Downtown Tinley Park Merchant Resources: Merchant Marketing

Promote Your Business with the Downtown Tinley Marketing Campaign

The Village of Tinley Park along with the MainStreet Commission offer many FREE ways to promote events, dining, shopping and services in Downtown Tinley Park including the Experience Downtown Tinley email campaign, Facebook and Twitter. Below is the Experience Downtown Tinley promotion form. This form will allow Downtown Tinley business owners and Tinley Park attractions (Vogt Visual Arts Center, Park District, Library, Chamber of Commerce, etc.) to submit dining, shopping and special event promotions that will be sent to more than 1200 subscribers (and growing) each month.

Experience Downtown Tinley Email Campaign

You will receive an email the first week of each month outlining each month's theme and inspiration to help you plan your business promotion. The deadline to be in the Experience Downtown Tinley email will be highlighted in each merchant email. If we do not receive your promotion by the deadline your submission will not be included. Do keep in mind that promotions that do not make the email campaign can be posted on the Downtown Tinley Facebook page that also feeds to Twitter. Please include a jpeg photo with each submission. Questions? Email Cathy Maloney at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 630-832-7049.

Start here to submit your Experience Downtown Tinley monthly email promotion.
Need ideas? See a past email or see this months inspiration.

Downtown Tinley Facebook and Twitter

We encourage all Downtown Tinley businesses and attractions to post their own dining, shopping and special event promotions on the Experience Downtown Tinley Facebook page which feeds to Twitter. To assure that the content of the page reaches the follower's Facebook newsfeed we allow Downtown Tinley merchants and attractions to become Administrators of the Facebook page. To become an Administrator please "Like" the Downtown Tinley Facebook page. Then send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and put "Downtown Tinley Administrator" in the subject line. Include any questions in the email as well. You will then be set up as an Administrator and can post on the Downtown Tinley Facebook page. If your business does not have a Facebook page, please email your promotion along with your website address and a jpeg photo to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will post for you.

Downtown Tinley PR List

Getting the word out about your business happenings in Downtown Tinley Park should be top priority for every business owner. Below is a list of local and regional press contacts.

Local:

Daily Southtown, reporter Steve Metsch, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , fax is 708-633-5999, phone is 633-6777
Chicago Tribune, City Desk, phone is 312-222-3540, fax is 312-222-4674
Chicago Sun-Times, fax is 312-321-3084
Ashley Rueff, Triblocal, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone is 312-532-6171
Mike Gilbert, Tinley Junction, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone is 708-326-9170, address is 11516 W. 183rd, Office #3, Unit SW, Orland Park, IL 60467
Carrie Frillman, TinleyParkPatch, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , 708-261-8247

Regional:

Channel 2 (CBS Chicago)—fax is 1-312-899-3878, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Channel 5 (NBC Chicago)—fax is 1-312-527-4238, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Channel 7 (ABC Chicago)—fax is 1-312-899-8019, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Channel 9 (WGN)—fax is 1-773-883-3390, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fox News—phone 312-565-5563, email form online
CLTV—fax is 1-630-368-4468, email same as Channel 9
WBBM Radio, fax is 1-312-297-7822
WGN Radio, fax is 1-312-222-5977
AP Chicago, 1-800-572-2585 (phone)
Crain's real estate, phone 312-280-3150, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

After Hours/Weekends

Southtown, Tom Finn, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , phone 708-633-6704, or try any local desk
Tribune, 312-222-3540 (city desk phone), 312-222-4674 (fax)