Past events - City Club Chicago

Past events

Forrest Claypool & Dr. Janice Jackson Forrest Claypool & Dr. Janice Jackson
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Education Officer, Chicago Public Schools
Thursday, Sep 7
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Suzet McKinney Suzet McKinney
CEO/Executive Director, Illinois Medical District
Wednesday, Sep 6
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Alternative Futures: What will shape Chicagoland’s quality of life and economic prosperity Alternative Futures: What will shape Chicagoland’s quality of life and economic prosperity
Joseph Szabo, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Wednesday, Aug 30
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Special Olympics Chicago: 50 Years Later Special Olympics Chicago: 50 Years Later
Hon. Anne Burke
Tuesday, Aug 29
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Hon. Dick Durbin Hon. Dick Durbin
United States Senator, State of Illinois
Wednesday, Aug 23
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Edwin Eisendrath Edwin Eisendrath
CEO, Chicago Sun-Times
Monday, Aug 21
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Passing the Torch: Next-Gen Chicago Innovators Passing the Torch: Next-Gen Chicago Innovators
Moderated by Howard Tullman, Featuring Sean Chou, Eileen Murphy, and Rishi Shah
Thursday, Aug 17
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Fixing the Illinois School Funding Formula Fixing the Illinois School Funding Formula
moderated by Amanda Vinicky, Featuring Hon. Jason Barickman, Hon. Will Davis, Hon. Andy Manar, and Hon. Bob Pritchard
Tuesday, Aug 15
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Building a New Chicago: 21st Century Infrastructure for a 21st Century Chicago Building a New Chicago: 21st Century Infrastructure for a 21st Century Chicago
Dorval Carter & Rebekah Scheinfeld
Monday, Aug 14
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John Flavin John Flavin
Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Wednesday, Jul 26
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Gang Violence in Chicago Gang Violence in Chicago
Hon. Raymond Lopez, Mary Mitchell, and Rev. Michael Pfleger
Thursday, Jul 20
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Cardinal Blase Cupich Cardinal Blase Cupich
Archdiocese of Chicago
Monday, Jul 17
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Hon. John Cullerton Hon. John Cullerton
Senate President, State of Illinois
Thursday, Jul 6
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Crisis in Mental Health Policy: Treatment vs. Incarceration Crisis in Mental Health Policy: Treatment vs. Incarceration
Nneka Jones Tapia, Kelly O’Brien, and Karen Teitelbaum
Tuesday, Jun 27
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Diana Rauner Diana Rauner
President, Ounce of Prevention Fund
Monday, Jun 26
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The Future of Education Funding in Illinois The Future of Education Funding in Illinois
Carole Brown, William Daley, Laurence Msall, and Amanda Vinicky
Tuesday, Jun 20
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Jamie Rhee Jamie Rhee
Chief Procurement Officer, Chicago Department of Procurement Services
Wednesday, Jun 14
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Terry Mazany Terry Mazany
President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust
Monday, Jun 12
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David Reifman David Reifman
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Wednesday, Jun 7
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Hon. David Orr Hon. David Orr
Clerk, Cook County
Tuesday, Jun 6
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Forrest Claypool Forrest Claypool
CEO, Chicago Public Schools
Tuesday, May 30
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Goli Sheikholeslami Goli Sheikholeslami
CEO, Chicago Public Media
Thursday, May 25
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Wick Moorman Wick Moorman
President and CEO, Amtrak
Thursday, May 25
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Karen Lewis Karen Lewis
President, Chicago Teachers Union
Tuesday, May 23
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Hon. Thomas Dart Hon. Thomas Dart
Sheriff, Cook County
Monday, May 22
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Upcoming events

Primary 2026 Election Night Watch Party

Tuesday, Mar 17, 2026
Doors Open at 7 p.m.

City Club of Chicago event tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are transferrable. 

Our venues are wheelchair accessible. To request any other accessibility, please submit a request to info@cityclub-chicago.org

City Club of Chicago event tickets are non-refundable. Tickets are transferrable. 

Our venues are wheelchair accessible. To request any other accessibility, please submit a request to info@cityclub-chicago.org