Two sets of luminaries will be honored at this year's event, the 2020 honorees (something about a global pandemic...) and the class of 2023. The honorees are:
2020 LuminariesAttendees will be able to participate in an optional CLE presentation preceding the reception at the State Library, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., co-sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association. The CLE will be complimentary for those purchasing tickets or sponsorships for the reception. The topic will be "The 'Independent State Legislature' -- Potential Impacts on American Constitutional Democracy," and the presenter will be Vikram Amar, Dean and Iwan Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2023 Luminaries:
- Hon. Andreas Matoesian, Ret., Circuit Court of Madison County
- Hon. Ilana Diamond Rovner, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Richard L. Thies, Webber & Thies, P.C. (awarded posthumously)
- Hon. Rita B. Garman, Ret., Illinois Supreme Court
- James D. Montgomery, James D. Montgomery & Associates
- Hon. Milton S. Wharton, Ret., Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
And, at the risk of sounding like a Ginsu Knives commercial, wait, there's more: Ticketholders can also participate in complimentary Supreme Court Building tours beginning at 4:00 or 4:30 p.m. These approximate 30-minute tours will be led by John Lupton, the Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Preservation. Tours are limited to 25 people each and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
To book either (or both) the tour and the CLE, be sure to click-on the appropriate add-ons when purchasing tickets. Tickets are $75 each and (wouldn't you know it) sponsorships are also available (Friend - $250, Patron - $500, Pillar Sponsor - $1,500, or Presenting Sponsor - $3,000). Each successive sponsorship level comes with increasingly elaborate benefits, all of which -- tickets, CLE and tour add-ons, and sponsorships -- may be found at this page of the Illinois Bar Foundation website.
Persons making the trip from the Chicago area should also note that a limited block of rooms has been reserved for this event at the Wyndham Springfield City Centre Hotel in downtown Springfield, a three-minute drive or eight-minute walk away from the State Library, according to event sponsors. The room price is $85 plus tax for the night of May 16. The deadline for reservations using this discount is May 2. Click here for hotel reservations.
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