2025 Spring Luncheon & Marketplace
2025 Spring Luncheon & Marketplace
Celebrating the communities we serve, featuring a unique marketplace of parent entrepreneurs.
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Friday, May 9, 2025 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
11:00-12:00
Reception & Marketplace
12:00-1:30
Luncheon
1:30-2:00
Book Signing & Marketplace
Keynote Speaker
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Sonia Manzano is best known as “Maria” on Sesame Street, where she spent 44 seasons, earning two Emmy nominations and a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy in 2016. As a writer, she won 15 Emmys. She later created Alma’s Way for PBS KIDS, which won two Imagen Awards and earned Emmy and NAACP Image Award nominations. In 2022, she received the PBS Beacon Award. Beyond TV, she has authored four picture books and three young adult novels. Her keynote will explore the impact of children’s television, with a focus on representation. Ms. Manzano will participate in a moderated Q&A and will be signing copies of her books, a selection of which will be available for purchase onsite courtesy of Los Amigos Bookstore. Titles include: |
Awardees
We are pleased to honor Iris Witkowsky with the Graham Taylor Award and Northern Trust with the Lea Taylor Philanthropy Award for their longstanding dedication to our mission. We are also proud to honor Chicago Commons’ parent, Priscilla Bahena, with the Donald L. Duster Leadership Award.
Be sure to visit our vibrant Marketplace before and after the program which will feature over 20 parent entrepreneurs from our Family Hub showcasing their unique products and services.
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Questions? Contact Cheryl@ChicagoCommons.org
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