Lester & Renée Crown
Tom Ricketts
Rep. Ken Dunkin & Grant DePorter
Christie Hefner, Gerald Roper & Carol Buseman Roper
Christie Hefner, Gerald Roper & Carol Buseman Roper
Beth Heller, Richard Heller & Marlene Franke
Beth Heller, Richard Heller & Marlene Franke
Jan Kostner & Nina Winston
THE PARTY Chicagoans including Tony Abruscato, Grant DePorter, Bill Kurtis and Tom Ricketts gathered at the Hyatt Regency Chicago to honor Gerald Roper, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and a founding member of Chicago Gateway Green. THE PLAYERS Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn honored Roper for his contributions, and Quinn proclaimed the Kennedy/Edens expressway junction the Gerald J. Roper Gateway. THE BOTTOM LINE More than $1.1 million was raised for a nine-mile Kennedy Expressway enhancement project. Photography by Peggy VaGenius of Photo Ops Inc.
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