| Honorary Chairs |
| The Honorable Richard M. & Maggie Daley | Mayor, City of Chicago |
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| Mark Giangreco | Sports Director, ABC 7 |
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| Liz & Don Thompson | President and Chief Operating Officer, McDonald's |
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| Coach Lovie and MaryAnne Smith | Head Coach, Chicago Bears |
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| Campaign Leadership Team |
| Greg Koerner; Chair | MediaBank |
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| Mark Duffy; Co-Chair | President, STR Quality Assurance |
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| Ron Lofton; Co-Chair | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Ken Norgan; Co-Chair | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Marsha Serlin; Co-Chair | Founder & CEO, United Scrap Metal |
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| Charlie Strong; Co-Chair | Senior Vice President, McDonald's |
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| Steering Committee |
| Jose Armario | Group President, McDonald's Canada and Latin America |
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| Blanton Canady | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Bill Chunowitz | Chunowitz, Teitelbaum, Mandel LTD., Co-Founder, Ronald McDonald House Near Children's Memorial Hospital |
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| John DeCarrier | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Mike Doody | Senior Vice President, Witt/Kieffer |
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| Mark Evans | President, The Meyne Company |
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| Marco Galante | Owner, J.H. Chapman |
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| Joel Goossens | Steelcase, Area Sales Manager |
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| Doug Hopek | Independent Investment Banking Professional |
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| Nicholas Karavites | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Rod Lubeznik | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
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| Charlie Marino | Attorney, Co-Founder, Ronald McDonald House Near Children's Memorial Hospital | | |
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| Rick McGrath | Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies | |
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| Paul Sestak | Vice President, Golden State Foods |
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| Joan Steel | Independent Financial Services Professional |
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| Robert Steele | Cook County Commissioner |
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| Joe Williams | Department of Justice |