The Kane County Bar Foundation will hold a benefit Legal Movie Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, in the historic Arcada Theater, St. Charles.

The featured film is “To Kill a Mock-ingbird,” chosen by 37 percent of Kane County lawyers as their favorite of all time. Others included “My Cousin Vinny” (21%) and “Twelve Angry Men” (13%).

Survey winners will be announced at the event for Favorite Performance by an Actor in the Role of Attorney, in the Role of Judge, in the Roles of a Client or other Non-Attorney.

Proceeds will support a children's courthouse waiting room, pro bono programs, Law Day activities and high school mock trials. Tickets are only $10. Call (630) 762-1915 or order online at www.kanecountybar.org by finding First Ever Legal Movie Festival on the September calendar.

Former Olympic gymnast Dominique Dawes of Maryland will be featured speaker for the Women's Bar Foundation's annual benefit scholarship luncheon and law student presentations on Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Chicago Hilton Hotel.

Dawes, who pursued a career in acting and modeling after her athletic achievements, is an advocate for equality among women and minorities, and self-esteem for women and girls.

Called “Awesome Dawesome” by her coach and teammates, she received gold and bronze medals in the 1996 Olympics and appeared on a Wheaties cereal box with her team. Dawes will celebrate her 30th birthday on Nov. 20.

For more information or luncheon reservations, call Bates McIntyre Larson, (312) 324-8640, or Pearl Zager, (312) 609-5005.

The Women's Law Society at the University of Illinois College of Law will hold its fourth annual 5K benefit Ambulance Chase at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Crystal Lake Park, Urbana.

Proceeds from the registration fee will support A Woman's Fund. T-shirts, beverages and snacks are included. Register in advance for $15 at www.signmeupsports.com/54870 or for $17 on race day, beginning at 7:30 a.m.

St. Louis attorney Elena Barrio, a member of the Illinois bar, will participate in the 13-mile Nike Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 22, in San Francisco, to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Barrio, whose father died of leukemia in May, has been training with the society's Gateway chapter that includes Southern Illinois in its research-funding area.

For information about making a donation in Barrio's name, call her at (314) 323-5058, or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at (800) 264-CURE.

The Cabrini Green Legal Clinic will hold its annual benefit dinner, “Through Their Eyes: Reflections of Hope,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the International Ballroom North of the Chicago Hilton Hotel.

Cardinal Francis George will deliver the keynote address, and entertainment will be provided by the Chicago Children's Choir. Financial contributions will be accepted in lieu of a ticket price. Call Tim Wallace at (312) 266-1345, ext. 417, for details.

Chicago attorney and author Scott Turow will be honored by the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago during its annual Bill of Rights in Action benefit reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21.

The Polk Bros. Foundation also will be honored, and the CRFC Lawyers in the Classroom Program will be recognized. Call (312) 663-9057 or e-mail schaafsma@crfc.org for reservations.

The Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Illinois will hold its annual “Celebrate the Bill of Rights” dinner and award presentations on Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago. Call Marcia Liss at (312) 201-9740, ext. 303 for details.