| Honorary Chairs | |
| The Honorable Richard M. & Maggie Daley | Mayor, City of Chicago |
| Mark Giangreco | Sports Director, ABC 7 |
| Liz & Don Thompson | President & Chief Operating Officer, McDonald's |
| Coach Lovie & MaryAnne Smith | Head Coach, Chicago Bears |
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| Campaign Leadership Team |
| Greg Koerner, Chair | Chief Revenue Officer, MediaBank |
| Mark Duffy, Co-Chair | Vice President/General Manager ConAgra, Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings |
| Ron Lofton, Co-Chair | President, McDonald's Co-Op, Owner/Operator |
| Ken Norgan, Co-Chair | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
| Marsha Serlin, Co-Chair | Founder & CEO, United Scrap Metal |
| Charlie Strong, Co-Chair | Senior Vice President McDonald's Corporation |
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| Steering Committee |
| Jose Armario | President, McDonald's Canada & Latin America |
| Colleen Barrett | Director of Development Notre Dame Parish |
| Blanton Canady | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
| Bill Chunowitz | Co-Founder, RMH-Lincoln Park |
| George Cumpata | Partner, Plante & Moran, PLLC |
| John DeCarrier | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
| Mike Doody | Senior Vice President, Witt/Kieffer |
| Mark Evans | Executive Vice President, Construction Bulley & Andrews, LLC |
| Peter Hendrick | Vice President, Insurance Design Center, LLC |
| Doug Hopek | Director, KPMG Corporate Finance LLC |
| Nicholas & Lindsey Karavites | McDonald's Owner/Operators |
| Rodney Lubeznik | McDonald's Owner/Operator |
| Charlie Marino | Attorney |
| Rick McGrath | Partner, Lockton Companies LLC |
| Steve Ryan | Partner, Grant Thornton |
| Paul Sestak | Vice President, Golden State Foods |
| Joan Steel | Investor |
| Robert Steele | Cook County Commissioner |
| Joe Williams | Attorney |