BY JUDY CARMACK BROSS
Over 830 guests celebrated the 2018 Legendary Landmarks presented by Landmarks Illinois at the Hilton Hotel gala that raised $850,000 for statewide preservation advocacy.
Landmarks Illinois President and CEO, Bonnie McDonald; 2018 Legendary Landmark Daniel Levin, Founder and Chairman of The Habitat Company; Landmarks Illinois Vice Chair, Sandra Rand; 2018 Legendary Landmark Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President; 2018 Legendary Landmark Fred Berglund; Landmarks Illinois Board Chair, Mark Henning. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Fred Berglund, President of Berglund Construction; Daniel Levin, Chairman of The Habitat Company; and Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, were honored for “their unique and extraordinary contributions to Chicago’s civic and cultural skyline.” They join other iconic Illinoisans including Victor Skrebneski, John and Alexandra Nichols, John Bryan, Leslie Hindman, Richard Gray, Richard Driehaus, John McCarter, Ramsey Lewis, John Terlato, Theaster Gates, Norman and Virginia Bobins, John Vinci, Bulley & Andrews, and Ernie Banks as recipients.
Adam Spender; Luke Palmer; 2013 Legendary Landmark, Leslie Hindman; Joe Gromacki; and Laurie Cherbonnie. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Current and past Legendary Landmarks: Langdon Neal, Fred Eychaner, Toni Preckwinkle, Jeanette Sublett, Fred Berglund, Richard H. Driehaus, Joe Antunovich, and Mike Faron (back row). John Vinci, Isobel Neal, and Daniel Levin (front row). Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Created in the furor of the destruction of the Louis Sullivan Old Stock Exchange Building in 1971, Landmarks Illinois can be thanked for saving the Cultural Center, the Marquette Building, The Rookery, the Reliance Building, and other significant structures statewide. The extraordinary successes of Landmarks Illinois and its preservation heroes will be profiled in an upcoming Classic Chicago feature.
Celebration Host Committee Co-Chairs Richard Friedman and Judi Male. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Jean Follett, Judi Male, and Richard Friedman headed the host committee composed of Joseph Antunovich, Richard Driehaus, Shelley Gorson, Frieda Ireland, Col. Jennifer Pritzker, Sandra Rand, Janet Rotner, Martin Sinclair, and Anne Voshel.
Landmarks Illinois President and CEO, Bonnie McDonald. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Mark Henning serves as chairman of Landmarks Illinois, Bonnie McDonald as its president.
Jeff Berglund, Alisha Yadav, Kathy Berglund, and 2018 Legendary Landmark Fred Berglund. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Denise McGowan Tracy and Landmarks Illinois Events Manager, Tiffanie Williams. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Michelle Ryland, Bill Ipema, Tim Kennedy, Bob Lay, Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council Member David Weinck, Phil Renonf, Tom Gabel, Mike Naponelli, Allison McSherry, Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council Member Allison Toonen-Talamo, and Terry McDonald. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council Member Emily Tribbia, Landmarks Illinois Board Member Jack Tribbia, and Susan Tribbia. Photo by Lewis Purdy.
2018 Legendary Landmark Daniel Levin, Founder and Chairman of The Habitat Company, and Fay Hartog-Levin. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Jennifer Blackman, Emily Nielsen, and Laurie Cherbonnier. Photo by Lewis Purdy.
Cherryl Thomas and Michael Houston. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Colorful bites. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Soul Children of Chicago. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Landmarks Illinois Board Vice Chair, Sandra Rand; Landmarks Illinois Emeritus Board Member Anne Voshel, and Michelle Francis.
Melinda Jakovich, Lucien LaGrange, and My-Nga Lam. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Landmarks Illinois Skyline Council Members Erika Block and Sarah Van Domelen. Photo by Lewis Purdy.
Kathy Berglund; 2018 Legendary Landmark, Fred Berglund; Susan Tribbia; and Landmarks Illinois Board Member Jack Tribbia. Photo by Pivot Photography.
Christina Body and 2011 Legendary Landmark John Vinci. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
Landmarks Illinois Board Vice Chair, Sandra Rand, and Deven Rand. Photo by Oscar Izquierdo.
For further information on Landmarks Illinois, go to landmarks.org.
