Statewide Calendar of Bar Events
Please email Tim Slating to submit listings for the Statewide Bar Calendar.
2023
February
February 2 (Thursday, 6:00 pm) Franklin Park
Justinian Society of Lawyers. Bocce Tournament. Mazzini-Verdi Club, 9230 Belmont Ave, Franklin Park. More info will be available on the Justinian Society of Lawyers website.
February 5 (Sunday, 1:00 pm) Skokie
Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Solidarity Awards and Green Book exhibit. Illinois Holocaust Museum, 9603 Woods Drive Skokie, IL 60077. 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Register here.
February 15 (Wednesday, 5:00-8:00 pm) Chicago
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. HLAI Judicial Reception. University Club of Chicago. More info will be available on the HLAI website.
February 16 (Thursday, 5:30 pm) Chicago
Advocates Society. The Advocates Society’s Installation and Award of Merit for John Pikarski. The Metropolitan Club in the Willis Tower, Chicago. More info will be available on the Advocates Society website.
February 24 (Friday, 1:00-5:00 pm) Skokie
North Suburban Bar Association. CLE Fest. Skokie Courthouse.
March
March 8 (Wednesday, 3:00) Zoom
ISBA's Women & the Law Committee. International Women's Day Panel Discussion. Free of charge. Register here.
March 9 (Thursday, 3-5:00) Chicago
ISBA's Women & the Law Committee. Annual Tea Celebrating Women's History Month. Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 N. Park Dr., Chicago. Register here.
March 9 (Thursday, TBD) Chicago
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois. Judicial Reception. More info will be available on the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois website.
March 15 (Wednesday, 5-7:00 pm) Chicago
Decalogue Society of Lawyers. Judicial Reception. Hinshaw & Culbertson, 151 N. Franklin, Chicago. More details are available on the Decalogue Society of Lawyers website.
March 16 (Thursday, 6-9:00 pm) Chicago
Justinian Society of Lawyers. Children's Endowment Fund Dinner. LUXBAR, 18 East Bellevue, Chicago. 6:00 pm cocktails. 7:00 pm dinner. More info will be available on the Justinian Society of Lawyers website.
March 16 (Thursday, 5:30 pm) Chicago
Illinois Bar Foundation. Lawyers Rock concert fundraiser. Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake Street, Chicago 60607. Doors at 5:30 pm, show at 6:00 pm. Tickets & more info coming soon at the Illinois Bar Foundation's website.
March 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday) Springfield
Illinois State Bar Association. 2023 Mock Trial Invitational. Public Affairs Center, University of Illinois at Springfield. To volunteer as a judge, visit the ISBA website.
April
April 20 (Thursday, 5:00 pm) Chicago
Justinian Society of Lawyers. Nomination of Officers Dinner. Tufano's Vernon Park Tap, 1073 W. Vernon Park Place, Chicago. 5:00 pm cocktails. 6:00 pm dinner. More info will be available on the Justinian Society of Lawyers website.
April 20 (Thursday, 12:00-4:20 pm) Zoom
Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The Future Is Now: Legal Services Conference. Registration is available online.
May
May 16 (Tuesday, 5-7:00 pm) Springfield
Illinois Bar Foundation. Illinois Judges Foundation & Illinois Bar Foundation Legal Luminaries Reception. Illinois State Library, 300 S. Second Street, Springfield 62701. 5-7 pm. Tickets & more info coming soon at the Illinois Bar Foundation's website.
May 18 (Thursday) Chicago
Justinian Society of Lawyers. Swearing-In of Officers. Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, 1028 North Rush Street, Chicago. More info will be available on the Justinian Society of Lawyers website.
May 31 (Wednesday, 5:00-10:00 pm)
Women's Bar Association of Illinois. Annual Installation Dinner.
June
June 8-10 (Thursday-Saturday) Chicago
ISBA Annual Meeting. Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 W. Wacker Dr., Chcago, IL 60601. Further details to come.
June 14 (Wednesday, 6:00 pm) Glenview
North Suburban Bar Association. Judges Night. North Shore Country Club, Glenview.
June 21 (Wednesday, 5:30-7:30 pm) Chicago
Public Interest Law Initiative. PILI's Annual Pro Bono Reception. Ivy Room at Tree Studios, 12 East Ohio Street, Chicago. More info will be available on the Public Interest Law Initiative website.
August
August 4 (Friday)
Women's Bar Association of Illinois. Golf Outing at Glenview Park Golf Club, 800 Sherman Rd., Glennview, IL 60026.
October
October 13 (Friday, 5:00-11:00) TBD
Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. HLAI Gala, Awards Dinner, and Installation Ceremony. Location TBD. More info will be available on the HLAI website.