Seventy-five of Chicago’s finest chefs joined over 600 corporate and community leaders Feb. 1 at the Field Museum for the city’s premiere culinary benefit, Grand Chefs Experience. The annual Cystic Fibrosis Foundation gala supports the foundation’s mission to find a cure. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects 30,000 Americans. The 2019 Grand […]
How appropriate that a 15th anniversary is commemorated in crystal because, to experience the flawless staging of world-class entertainment by Chicago’s Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance for the past decade and a half, is to see only the tip of the iceberg. On Feb. 22, the Harris celebrated this jubilee […]
An evening fit for both a gamer and gourmand, EISENOPOLY is a fundraiser like no other. The evening, hosted by the Associate Board of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, revolves around competitive speed rounds of the family favorite board game Monopoly. The 10th annual EISENOPOLY raised a record of $215,000 for gastrointestinal cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive […]
An evening fit for both a gamer and gourmand, EISENOPOLY is a fundraiser like no other. The evening, hosted by the Associate Board of the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation, revolves around competitive speed rounds of the family favorite board game Monopoly. The 10th annual EISENOPOLY raised a record of $215,000 for gastrointestinal cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive […]
Nearly 1,100 guests gathered at the Hilton Chicago for the 60th annual Children’s Ball. The Dec. 1 gala raised a record-breaking $3.8 million in support of the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The Children’s Research Fund’s (CRF) annual event supports CRF’s five-year, $10 million commitment supporting […]
With 153 programs at 154 locations throughout Cook and Lake counties, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago serves nearly 1 million individuals at all stages of life: providing nourishment for mothers and their babies, preparing children of low-income families for school, keeping youth in school and out of gangs, providing adults with job training, and […]
The 17th annual Jean Banchet Awards for Culinary Excellence, presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, were held at the South Loop’s Venue SIX10 on Sunday, Jan. 13 with over 400 people — a mix of culinary insiders, media, and fans — in attendance. The late, great chef Jean Banchet, who is credited with bringing fine […]
“Together for good” — the guiding principle informing the work of Jewish United Fund. As the 2018 fiscal year came to a close, JUF proudly announced the record increase of its Annual Campaign to an unrivaled $86.97 million. JUF’s Annual Campaign, which secured $379,411,478 in total revenue in fiscal year 2018, supports the organization’s vast network […]
One-hundredth anniversaries call for dinner, dancing, and why not throw in a few diamonds? In honor of the Union League Boys & Girls Clubs’ upcoming milestone, the 41st annual “Made in Chicago” Gala served as its centennial celebration. Held at the Union League Club on Nov. 3, the evening raised more than $300,000 for the […]
Leave it to the imaginative Kohl Children’s Museum to invite gala guests to arrive in costume and leave with a surprise excursion. Held Oct. 20, An Evening to Imagine welcomed 400 guests from the Chicagoland area to celebrate the world-class institution and honor outgoing President and CEO Sheridan Turner. The gala raised more than $400,000 […]
