The Director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will be the guest speaker at the Carlinville Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner which is set for Saturday, August 6th at 5:00 at the Demuzio Center at Blackburn College in Carlinville. Warren Ribley has been the Director of the DCEO since March 2009 and has served the State of Illinois for more than twenty years. Tickets for the Chamber Dinner can be purchased by contacting the Chamber Office at 854-2141. That night the Carlinville Chamber will announce the Business, Organization and Citizen of the Year to be followed by a special Lifetime Achievement Award.