Electrical contractor and engineering company | |
Founded | 1915 |
Founder | Aaron Halperin |
Headquarters | 245 Fenel Lane, Hillside, Illinois, USA |
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Number of 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]
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]
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]
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