The Illinois Bar Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Illinois State Bar Association, will hold its 20th annual black-tie Gala fundraiser on Friday, October 19, at the Four Seasons Hotel, 120 E. Delaware Place, Chicago.

During the event, Tyrone C. Fahner, a partner at Mayer Brown, will receive the foundation’s 2018 Distinguished Award for Excellence. Fahner is a former Illinois attorney general and has served as director of the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement and as an assistant United States attorney.  

For more information, or to purchase tickets, call (312) 726-6072 or visit the Illinois Bar Foundation's website. 

Gala Co-Chairs

• Hon. James R. Thompson
• Anton R. Valukas
• Timothy W. Kelly
• Lawrence A. Stein