1. American Cancer Society's Discovery Ball
Photo:Â Bob and Dawn Davis
2. After School Matters Gala
Photo:Â John Martin-Eatinger
3. Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's One Dream Gala
Photo:Â Mark Wheatley
4. Make-A-Wish Foundation's Wish Ball
Photo: Courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation
5. Shedd Aquarium Gala
Photo:Â Nick Jamison for Event Creative
6. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Butterfly Ball
Photo: Robert Carl
7. Field Museum Gala
Photo: Jenny Berg/BizBash
8. Chicago Urban League Golden Fellowship Dinner
Photo: Powell Photography
9. Museum of Science & Industry's Columbian Ball
Photo:Â Jeff Schear
10. Alzheimer's Association's Rita Hayworth Ball
Photo:Â Bill Richert Photography
11. American Heart Association's Heart Ball
Photo:Â Bill Richert
12. Chicago Public Library Foundation's Carl Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner
Photo: Dan Rest
13. Weizmann Institute of Science's Midwest Region Gala Dinner
Photo:Â Mitchell Canoff
14. Lincoln Park Zoo Ball
Photo:Â Â Alain Milotti
15. Adler Planetarium's Celestial Ball
Photo:Â Braxton Black
16. Children's Research Fund's Children's Ball
Photo:Â Children's Research Fund
17. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Grand Chefs Gala
Photo:Â Galdones Photography
18. Brookfield Zoo Whirl
Photo:Â Kelly Tone
19. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's Dinner Dance
Photo: Dan Rest
20. Friends of Prentice Gala
Photo: Courtesy of Prentice
21. The Woman's Board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago's Summer Ball
Photo: Robert Carl
22. Ronald McDonald Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana's Big Mac Under Glass Gala
Photo:Â Oren Amzaleg
23. Chicago Botanic Garden's Summer Dinner Dance
Photo:Â Robin Carlson
24. Gateway Green's Green Tie Ball
Photo:Â Courtesy of the Gateway Green Foundation