Past events - City Club Chicago

Past events

Joe Ahern Joe Ahern
CEO, 100 Club of Chicago
Wednesday, Sep 7
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Chicago Gourmet: Food Is Art! Use Your Palate Chicago Gourmet: Food Is Art! Use Your Palate
Serafin Alvarado, Rick Bayless, Kevin Boehm, and Sam Toia
Tuesday, Sep 6
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Greg Baise Greg Baise
President and CEO, Illinois Manufacturers' Association
Tuesday, Aug 30
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Elected School Board: Yes or No? Elected School Board: Yes or No?
Hon. Robert Martwick, Hon. Kwame Raoul, and Jesse Ruiz
Monday, Aug 29
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Hon. Tammy Duckworth Hon. Tammy Duckworth
United States Representative, State of Illinois, 8th District
Tuesday, Aug 23
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Alexandra Holt Alexandra Holt
Budget Director, City of Chicago
Monday, Aug 1
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City of Chicago Finances: Are We on the Brink? City of Chicago Finances: Are We on the Brink?
Moderated by Laurence Msall, Featuring John Kass, Naomi Richman, and Fran Spielman
Monday, Jul 25
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Marilynn Gardner Marilynn Gardner
President & CEO, Navy Pier, Inc.
Thursday, Jun 30
Joseph C. Szabo Joseph C. Szabo
Joseph C. Szabo, Executive Director, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Wednesday, Jun 29
Dean C. Angelo, Sr. Dean C. Angelo, Sr.
President, Fraternal Order of Police, Chicago Lodge #7
Tuesday, Jun 28
Illinois School Funding Formula: Is It Fair? Illinois School Funding Formula: Is It Fair?
Hon. Barbara Flynn Currie, Hon. Andy Manar, Hon. Karen McConnaughay, and Hon. Ron Sandack
Monday, Jun 27
Cheryl Hyman Cheryl Hyman
Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
Tuesday, Jun 21
Chicago's Homicide Crisis Chicago's Homicide Crisis
Kim Foxx, Eddie T. Johnson, Cleopatra Pendleton, and Rev. Michael Pfleger
Monday, Jun 20
Eugene Jones Eugene Jones
CEO, Chicago Housing Authority
Monday, Jun 13
The Post-Scalia Supreme Court The Post-Scalia Supreme Court
Moderated by Lynn Sweet, Featuring Geoffrey Stone and Todd Henderson
Thursday, Jun 2
Juvenile Justice in Cook County: The View from Inside Juvenile Justice in Cook County: The View from Inside
Moderated by Hon. Anne Burke, Featuring Leonard Dixon, Candice Jones, and Hon. Colleen Sheehan
Wednesday, Jun 1
Eddie T. Johnson Eddie T. Johnson
Superintendent, Chicago Police Department
Tuesday, May 31
Judith Frydland Judith Frydland
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Buildings
Tuesday, May 24
Hon. Brian Hopkins Hon. Brian Hopkins
Alderman, City of Chicago, 2nd Ward
Wednesday, May 18
David Reifman David Reifman
Commissioner, Chicago Department of Planning and Development
Thursday, May 12
On the Table at the City Club of Chicago On the Table at the City Club of Chicago
A special conversation about Chicago's most pressing issues
Tuesday, May 10
The Current State of the Illinois Budget The Current State of the Illinois Budget
Moderated by Amanda Vinicky, Featuring Hon. Patti Bellock, Hon. Daniel Biss, Hon. Andy Manar, and Hon. David McSweeney
Monday, May 9
A New Vision for Tourism in Chicago A New Vision for Tourism in Chicago
Lou Raizin and Laurence Geller
Tuesday, May 3
Terry Mazany Terry Mazany
President and CEO, The Chicago Community Trust
Wednesday, Apr 27
Karen Lewis Karen Lewis
President, Chicago Teachers Union
Wednesday, Apr 20

Upcoming events

Charles Lee Isbell Jr., Chancellor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, Jan 8, 2026
Doors Open at 11:30 am / Event Begins at 12:00 pm

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