Wisdom Adhesives, Franklin Park, Ill., manufacturer of custom adhesives for challenging substrates and environments, was presented with the 2002 Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana Entrepreneurship Award. Each year, the Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame recognizes entrepreneurs in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area who have demonstrated entrepreneurial talent by founding and/or growing a business. By highlighting outstanding entrepreneurs, the award recognizes excellence and encourages business leaders, students and government officials to honor the entrepreneurial spirit.

The Chicagoland/Northwest Indiana Entrepreneurship Award is sponsored by the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Grant Thornton LLC, LaSalle Bank, Levy Venture Management, and Lord Bissell & Brook.

Wisdom Adhesives, a family-owned and managed company founded in 1875, is an innovator and manufacturer of custom adhesives. The fifth generation of family members at Wisdom Adhesives continues to operate the company.