Gene Siskel Film Center honors Scarlett Johansson
The Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago hosted its 13th annual benefit June 30 at The Ritz-Carlton with over 350 guests in attendance....
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DuSable Gala honors rising stars and history-makers
One of the nation's oldest African-American history museums, the DuSable Museum of African American History, hosted its 21st annual A Night of 100 Stars gala with 550 guests in attendance...
Floral fashions and a backdrop to match at Botanic Garden’s 13th annual Summer Dinner Dance
It was peak season for the Chicago Botanic Garden's 13th annual Summer Dinner Dance, where more than 300 guests enjoyed an enchanting evening wining and dining among fragrant blooming roses,...
Shedd Gala funds conservation, animal rescue and kids’ programs
For the 21st annual Shedd Gala, themed "Dark Waters" after the aquarium's nocturnal creatures, over 700 guests donned black-tie attire to raise funds for the John G. Shedd Aquarium, a...
Family Focus gala funds early childhood development
Family Focus celebrated its 40th anniversary with a gala honoring John W. Rogers Jr. at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on June 2. Rogers, chairman/CEO of Ariel Investments, received the...
Big Shoulders Fund dinner raises $12.5 million to help inner-city students
The Big Shoulders Fund honored its president and CEO, Joshua Hale, with the 2016 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Humanitarian Award at its biennial celebration dinner May 26 at the Hilton Chicago....
Make-A-Wish Ball celebrates 30 years of granting wishes
Over 1,000 supporters attended the annual Wish Ball, Make-A-Wish Illinois' largest fundraiser, at Navy Pier on May 21. Themed "Imagination Made Possible," the black-tie gala celebrated 30 years of granting...
Celebs attend Steppenwolf Gala that honors past and looks to future
Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Board of Trustees and artists hosted the 40th anniversary gala May 14 at the company's home at 1650 N. Halsted with over 630 guests in attendance. The...
SAIC Gala celebrates 150th anniversary
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) celebrated its 150th anniversary with a record-breaking gala honoring its outgoing president, Walter E. Massey, and wife Shirley on Friday, May...
Charitable whirl through Brookfield Zoo
The Women's Board and the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Zoological Society hosted the 35th annual Brookfield Zoo Gala, themed "A Whole New Whirl," on April 30. More than...