Road trip! IJF and IBF to jointly host May 15 reception in Springfield

The Illinois Judges Foundation and the Illinois Bar Foundation are co-hosting a Legal Luminary Reception on May 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Illinois State Library, 300 S. 2nd Street, Springfield.

The proceeds from this joint event will benefit the educational, scholarship, legal aid, and lawyer assistance programs funded by the Illinois Judges Foundation and the Illinois Bar Foundation. The "Legal Luminaries" to be honored at this event are former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Philip J. Rarick, Circuit Court Judge Carole K. Bellows, and Springfield attorney Harvey B. Stephens.

Tickets for the event are $50 each and may be purchased through the IBF website or by calling (312) 726-6072. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the President Abraham Lincoln Springfield Hotel for $125 per night. The pricing will be available until April 24 or until the group block is sold out, whichever comes first. Reservations can be made through via the IBF website page linked above.

Guided tours of the Illinois Supreme Court will be conducted on May 15, but places are limited. Tours are set for 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. Arrangements must be made through the IBF website.

This joint reception is being held on the occasion of the Illinois bicentennial. The IJF and IBF Joint Bicentennial Reception Committee includes Perry J. Browder, Hon. John L. Hauptman (Ret.), Hon. Martin J. Mengarelli, Donald R. Tracy, Lauren Tuckey Murray, and Hon. Debra B. Walker.