Statewide Calendar of Bar Events
Submit listings for the Statewide Bar Calendar to Jean Fenski at jfenski@isba.org
2019
November
November 14 (Thursday, 5:30-8:30 pm) Chicago
Ill. Lawyers’ Assistance Program Annual Dinner; Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W Jackson Blvd; tickets & info at https://illinoislap.org/ or email jduerno@illinoislap.org.
November 16 (Saturday, 6-11 pm) Chicago
South Asian Bar Assn. of Chicago Gala, Foundation Benefit & Board Installation Ceremony; Ignite Glass Studio, 401 N Armour St; tickets & info at the SABAChicago website.
November 18 (Monday, 6-8 pm) Oak Brook
West Suburban Bar Assn. Meeting; The Clubhouse, 298 Oakbrook Center; RSVP to Vicki Thiesse at 708-338-2662 info WSBA website.
November 19 (Tuesday, 11:30 am-1 pm) Champaign
E. Central Ill. Women Attys. Assn. Meeting; Biaggi’s, 2235 S Neil St; please RSVP to Elisabeth_Pollock@fd.org by noon 11/18.
November 20 (Wednesday, 5-7:30 pm) Chicago
Arab Am. Bar Assn. of Ill. Judicial Reception; Alhambra Palace Restaurant, 1240 W Randolph St; tickets & info at AABA Judicial Reception.
November 20 (Wednesday, 5 pm) Flossmoor
South Suburban Bar Assn. Social Hour; Flossmoor Station, 1035 Sterling Ave; info http://www.southsuburbanbar.org/.
November 20 (Wednesday, 6-8 pm) Skokie
North Suburban Bar Assn. Meeting; Maggiano’s, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Ctr; info NSBA website.
November 21 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info at KCBA events.
November 21 (Thursday, 5:30-7:30 pm) Roselle
DuPage Co. Bar Assn. DCBA Unwind; Lynfred Winery, 15 S Roselle Rd; info at DCBA website.
November 21 (Thursday, 5:30-8:30 pm) Chicago
Black Women Lawyers’ Assn. Sips for Scholarships; Per.so.na. Chicago Ultra Lounge, 408 S Wells St; reservations & info at scholarships.
November 21 (Thursday, 5:30 pm) Chicago
Advocates Society Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Dinner; Galleria Marchetti, 825 W Erie St; cocktails, dinner & silent auction, tickets & info at Advocates website.
November 21 (Thursday, 5:30 pm) Fairview Heights
St. Clair Co. Bar Assn. Meeting/Senior Counselor, New Member & Past Presidents Night; Stonewolf Golf Club, 1195 Stonewolf Trail; $45/pp RSVP along with check by Nov. 8 to SCCBA PO Box 300, Belleville, IL 62222, info at SCCBA website or email info@stclairbar.com or 618-277-8919.
November 21 (Thursday, 6 pm) Chicago
Justinian Society of Lawyers Past President's& Scholarship Dinner; Bella Notte, 1374 W Grand Ave; reservations & info at Justinian’s website.
December
December 2 (Monday, 6-9 pm) Skokie
North Suburban Bar Assn. Holiday Party; Maggiano’s, 4999 Old Orchard Shopping Ctr; info at NSBA website.
December 3 (Tuesday, 5 pm) Chicago
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation & The John Marshall Law School Unity Award Dinner; Chicago Hilton, Grand Ballroom, 720 S Michigan Ave; tickets & info at http://diversitychicago.org/.
December 4 (Wednesday, 6 pm) Oak Brook
West Suburban Bar Assn. Holiday Party; The Clubhouse, 298 Oakbrook Center; reservations & info at WSBA website.
December 4 (Wednesday, 11:30 am-1:30 pm) Chicago
Public Interest Law Initiative Annual Awards Luncheon; Palmer House Hilton, 17 E Monroe St; info at PILI website.
December 5-7 (Thursday-Saturday) Rosemont
Ill. State Bar Assn. Midyear Meeting and Ill. Judges Assn. Convention; Westin O’Hare, 6100 N River Rd; info at ISBA website or 800-252-8908.
December 5 (Thursday, 5-9 pm) Romeoville
Will Co. Bar Assn. Holiday Party; The Great Hall at Mistwood Golf Club, 1700 W Renwick Rd; $15/pp, cash bar, an encouraged voluntary additional donation to Daybreak Shelter of $5/pp, RSVP by 11/25 to info@willcountybar.org.
December 6 (Friday, 7:30-9 am) Rosemont
Ill. Bar Foundation Fellows Breakfast honoring Michael J. Rooney, Justice Mary Jane Theis and Allen J. Schwartz; Westin O’Hare, 6100 N River Rd; registration & info at IBF website.
December 6 (Friday, 5 pm) Waukegan
Lake Co. Bar Assn. Holiday Party; LCBA, 300 Grand Ave, Ste A; reservations & info LCBA website.
December 6 (Friday, 5:30-11 pm) Chicago
Workers’ Comp. Lawyers Assn. Holiday Party; The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S Michigan Ave; tickets & info at WCLA website.
December 6 (Friday, 7 pm) St. Louis, MO
St. Clair Co. Bar Assn. Annual Christmas Dance; Four Seasons Hotel, 999 N Second St; $125/pp, RSVP along with check by Nov. 22 to SCCBA PO Box 300, Belleville, IL 62222, info at SCCBA website, email info@stclairbar.com or 618-277-8919.
December 11 (Wednesday, 5:30-8:30 pm) Champaign
Champaign Co. Bar Assn. Annual Holiday Dinner; Hilton Garden Inn, Legacy Ballroom, 1501 S Neil St; reservations and info at CCBA website.
December 12 (Thursday, 5-8 pm) Chicago
Workers’ Comp. Lawyers Assn. Election of WCLA Officers & Board of Directors; Latinicity, 108 N State St; registration & info at WCLA website.
December 12 (Thursday, 5:30-9 pm) Chicago
Cook Co. Bar Assn. Holiday Mingle; Haven Entertainment Center, 932 E 43rd St; tickets $50/pp CCBA website.
December 12 (Thursday, 6-10 pm) Lombard
DuPage Co. Bar Assn., DuPage Assn. of Women Lawyers & DuPage Justinian Society joint Holiday Party; Harry Caray’s Lombard, 70 Yorktown Center; registration & info DCBA website.
December 13 (Friday, 6-9 pm) Chicago
Ill. State Bar Assn. YLD Holiday Party; Monty’s Tap, 600 W Chicago Ave; tickets & info at the ISBA website.
December 13 (Friday, 6 pm) Chicago
Hispanic Lawyers’ Assn. of Ill. & HLAI Charities Holiday Party; Moe’s Cantina, Cava Room 155 W Kinzie St; registration & info at HLIAI website.
December 17 (Tuesday, noon) Ottawa
LaSalle Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; JJ’s Pub, 104 W Main St; LCBA http://lasallecountybar.org/.
December 18 (Wednesday, 5 pm) Flossmoor
South Suburban Bar Assn. Social Hour; Flossmoor Station, 1035 Sterling Ave; info http://www.southsuburbanbar.org/.
December 19 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
2020
January
January 16 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
February
February 12-17 (Wednesday-Monday) Austin, TX
American Bar Assn. Midyear Meeting; ABA website.
February 19 (Wednesday, 5 pm) Chicago
Advocates Society Installation Dinner; Kimpton Hotel Allegro, 171 W Randolph St; tickets & info at the Advocates website.
February 20 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
February 20 (Thursday, 5 pm) Chicago
Hispanic Lawyers Assn. of Ill. Annual Judicial Reception; Latinicity, 108 N State St, 3rd Fl; sponsorship inquiries and questions contact Martin Quintana at mquintana@quintanalawgroup.com, HLAI website.
February 26 (Wednesday, 5-7 pm) Chicago
Decalogue Society of Lawyers Judicial Reception; Jenner & Block, 353 N Clark; reservations & info at Decalogue website.
February 26-29 (Wednesday-Saturday) Chicago
ABA TECHSHOW; Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E Upper Wacker Dr; info at TechShow website.
March
March 5 (Thursday, 5-8 pm) Chicago
Women’s Bar Assn. of Ill. Judicial Reception; Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St; tickets & info at WBAI website.
March 12 (Thursday, 6 pm) Chicago
Ill. Bar Foundation Lawyers Rock; Lincoln Hall, 2424 N Lincoln Ave; for tickets & sponsorship info at IBF website.
March 19 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
April
April 16 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
May
May 12 (Tuesday, 5-7 pm) Springfield
Ill. Bar Foundation Legal Luminary Reception; Illinois State Library, Gwendolyn Brooks Bldg, 300 S 2nd St; tickets $50/pp & info at IBF website.
May 21 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
June
June 4 (Thursday, 5-9 pm) Chicago
Hellenic Bar Assn. of Ill. Judges Night; The National Hellenic Museum, 333 S Halsted St; tickets & info at Hellenic website.
June 11 (Thursday, 5-7:30 pm) Chicago
Women’s Bar Assn. of Ill. Annual Installation Dinner; Chicago Hilton, 720 S Michigan Ave; reservations & info www.wbaillinois.org.
June 17 (Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 pm) Chicago
Public Interest Law Initiative Annual Pro Bono Reception; Ivy Room at Tree Studios, 12 E Ohio St; info at PILI website.
June 18-20 (Thursday-Saturday) St. Louis, MO
Ill. State Bar Assn. Annual Meeting; Hyatt at the Arch; ISBA www.isba.org or 800-252-8908.
June 18 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
July
July 16 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
July 29-August 4 (Wednesday-Tuesday) Chicago
American Bar Assn. Annual Meeting; ABA website.
August
August 20 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
September
September 17 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
October
October 15 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; KCBA events.
November
November 19 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
December
December 10-12 (Thursday-Saturday) Chicago
Ill. State Bar Assn. Midyear Meeting and Ill. Judges Assn. Convention; JW Marriott Chicago, 151 W Adams St; info at ISBA website or 800-252-8908.
December 17 (Thursday, noon) Kankakee
Kankakee Co. Bar Assn. Meeting; PNC Bank, Basement Conference Rm, 1 Dearborn Sq; info KCBA events.
2021
February
February 17-22 (Wednesday-Monday) Chicago
American Bar Assn. Midyear Meeting; ABA website.
August
August 4-10 (Wednesday-Tuesday) Toronto, ON
American Bar Assn. Annual Meeting; ABA website.
December
December 9-11 (Thursday-Saturday) Chicago
Ill. State Bar Assn. Midyear Meeting and Ill. Judges Assn. Convention; JW Marriott, 151 W Adams St; info ISBA website or 800-252-8908.