ADVISORY/State Historical Society Benefit Friday, October 2 To Honor Jack Brickhouse & 15 Chicago Area Companies.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Widow, Pat, Will Accept Signed Softball; Brickhouse's Favorite Memorabilia Also Displayed WHO: Long-time friends of the late Jack Brickhouse John Beasley "Jack" Brickhouse (January 24, 1916 – August 6, 1998) was an American sports broadcast announcer. Known primarily for his enthusiastic coverage of Chicago Cubs games on television from the late 1940s until the early 1980s, he received the Ford C. , who served with him on the Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS ISHS International Society for Horticultural Science ISHS Illinois State Historical Society ISHS Independent Study High School ISHS Idaho State Horticultural Society ) Business Awards Benefit Committee, will present his widow, Pat Brickhouse, with a Special Service Award at the Friday, October 2 event. Pat will also display Brickhouse's favorite memorabilia, including his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque. Realtor and Attorney Steve Good, Business Awards chair and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Sheldon Good & Company, will present the framed softball autographed by committee members, and John Trutter, chair of the Council for Illinois History, will read a tribute to his late friend. Ironically, Good said, the Committee voted to present the Award to Brickhouse one week prior to his sudden death. They selected a Plexiglas-encased softball to honor the memory of such a "soft" guy. Four Chicago area companies -- WLS-TV/ABC7 (celebrating its 50th anniversary), Whole Foods Market, Robert Morris College RMC sports teams use the Eagle mascot and the school has one of the largest athletic programs in the state, including basketball, cross country, track, soccer, volleyball, tennis, softball, baseball, bowling, golf, hockey and dance. and Donlen Corp. -- will receive Distinguished Business Awards at the benefit for their contributions to and leadership in Illinois business. Also in the Chicago area, 11 companies that have reached or surpassed a century of corporate history will receive Centennial Business Awards. The 11 Centennial honorees are: John Nuveen & Co., John Marshall Law School, Chicago-Allis Manufacturing Corp., Schulien Restaurant and Bobbe & Co., Chicago; Lake Forest College The College's current Chair of the Board of Trustees is financier Peter G. Schiff, a graduate with the class of 1974. [2] Lake Forest College is located at 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045. U.S.A. , Lake Forest; Castle Bank, Harvard; Aucutt's Inc. and Aurora Metals Division, Montgomery; Richards Wilcox, Aurora; and The Needham Shop Inc., Kaneville. WHAT: The 14th Illinois Centennial and Distinguished Business Awards Banquet benefits ISHS, a not-for-profit membership organization formed in 1899 to support the Illinois State Historical Library and to encourage research and writing about Illinois history. ISHS also supports Illinois Historic Preservation Agency The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is tasked with the duty of maintaining most State-owned historic sites within Illinois, and maximizing their educational and recreational value to visitors. programs and provides educational services to Illinois teachers, assistance to Illinois museums, local historical markers, symposia, awards, fellowships and historical/cultural tours. It does not receive state funds. WHERE: Empire Room and mezzanine level Mezzanine level The period in a company's development just before it goes public. of Palmer House This article is about the hotel in Chicago. For the Sauk Centre hotel, see The Palmer House (Sauk Centre). For Potter Palmer's mansion, see Palmer Mansion The Palmer House Hilton is a famous and historic hotel in downtown Chicago. Hilton. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. cocktail reception, 7 p.m. dinner, Friday, October 2 WHY: Awards Benefit to Recognize Distinguished & Centennial Business Awardees and to raise funds for ISHS. |
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