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