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40th Annual Bill of Rights Celebration

Highlights from Our Silent and Live Auctions

Dinner for 4 in the home of Art Smith

Art Smith

Chef, author and television personality, Art Smith invites the winning bidder to join him in his Hyde Park condo as he prepares and serves dinner for four. Smith, executive chef and co-owner of Table Fifty-Two has received the culinary profession's highest awards and has cooked for some of the world's most famous celebrities as personal chef to Oprah Winfrey. Must be redeemed in 2010. Bidding begins at $4,000.



The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Tonight Show

Here is your one chance to get a first-hand look at a live taping of The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien with four tickets to a filming in his Los Angeles studio on a mutually agreeable date.

Value: Priceless

Thanks to: The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, Audience Logic, Laura Kofoid and David Ricci



Chicago White Sox Honorary Batboy/Batgirl for a Game!

Sox
  • White Sox Jersey
  • Photos with available players
  • Tour of the clubhouse (boys only)
  • Dinner for four in the White Sox private dining room
  • Four box seats for the game
  • Children 12 and under can participate

Value: Priceless



Trip to Malaga, Spain

Malaga, Spain

One week stay at Club La Costa in Malaga, Spain
February 21-28, 2010
Valued at $2,500
2 Bedroom, sleeps up to 6
Full kitchen, walking distance to beach



2010 Playboy Jazzfest Package

Playboy Jazz Fest
  • 2 Tickets to an exclusive Friday night reception at the Playboy Mansion!
  • 2 “super seat” tickets and 1 parking pass to the 2010 Playboy Jazzfest concerts on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Held annually in June 2010.


Dinner for 12 Hyatt Regency Chicago

Hyatt Regency

All-inclusive dinner for 12 in the tasting kitchen of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. An elegant experience complete with your own personal chef and sommelier.

Valued at $2,500



Custom Designed Handbag by Laudi Vidni

Laudi Vidni Handbag

One-of-a-Kind, Fabulous handbag made to your specifications! Choose from 8 silhouettes, 40 leathers, 6 linings and silver or gold hardware!



Wine, Cheese and Toffee

Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir

A perennial favorite! Invite the neighbors in for a feast of a jeroboam of Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir (served in Clinton's White House and featured in Food and Wine magazine); a 5 pound wheel of Cypress Grove Chevre and a jar of Babs Joseph's indescribable toffee. "Too much of a good thing is wonderful." -Mae West



Exclusive Raffle Item: Hope Pendant

Hope Pendant

Donated by Sidney Garber Fine Jewelry and created in honor of Barack Obama, this 18 karat Yellow Gold and Diamond Hope Pendant is valued at $2,515.

Raffle Tickets can be purchased at the event for $25, or 5 for $100.

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If you are not able to attend our event but would still like to place an absentee bid on an item, e-mail Marcia Liss mliss (at) aclu-il {dot} org

Saturday, October 24th, 2009Hyatt Regency Chicago - Crystal Ballroom2009 Honorees
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