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Gala Benefit

The Chicago Humanities Festival Gala Benefit:

Honoring Harrison I. Steans and McDonald's


Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
160 East Delaware Place


The Chicago Humanities Festival, working in partnership with fellow cultural institutions throughout the Chicago area, has been bringing prominent leaders in literature, history, science, politics, music, and the arts to our city for more than two decades. On October 10, the Chicago Humanities Festival will hold its annual Gala Benefit at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. We will honor long-tenured CHF Board member and leading Chicago philanthropist Harrison I. Steans as Humanist of the Year, and recognize McDonald’s with the 2012 Corporate Humanist award.

The CHF Gala Benefit also promises a night of brilliant entertainment. The evening will feature Sylvia McNair, two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist and a Ravinia favorite, singing Great American songbook classics, and the virtuosic stylings of critically-acclaimed pianist Kevin Cole.

Honorary Chair
Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Co-Chairs

Allegra Biery Senior Vice President,
Northern Trust
R. Scott Falk Partner,
Kirkland & Ellis

Vice Chairs

Willard G. Fraumann Of Counsel,
Kirkland and Ellis
Richard Gray Director,
The Richard Gray Gallery
Paul C. Gignilliat
Cheryl A. Harris Senior Vice President,
Allstate
Mark A. Hoppe President and CEO,
Cole Taylor Bank
David D. Hiller President and CEO,
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
David B. Speer Chairman and CEO,
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
Marilynn and
Carl Thoma
Proprietors,
Van Duzer Vineyards LLC


Tables and Tickets
Gala Committee Vice Chair $25,000
Host Committee $10,000
Sponsor $5,000
Premium Reservation $1,000
Individual Reservation $500

For more information about the gala benefit, please call 312-553-2000.