Launched in 2006 by the Public Affairs Committee of the Union League Club of Chicago, Breakfast@65West provides club members and the general public access to top policymakers, experts, pundits, and observers to discuss and debate issues vital to the life of our city, state and region.
Breakfast@65West engenders enlightened and animated exchanges between speakers and audience members. Here are some highlights…since its inception, Breakfast@65West has:
- Looked inside Chicago’s Olympic Bid Book before its presentation to the International Olympic Committee
- Co-sponsored the only televised debate of candidates for Cook County State’s Attorney
- Welcomed Professor Martin E. Marty to examine the meaning of the 2008 presidential election
- Brought together the principal advocates and opponents of the Chicago Children’s Museum’s plan to expand into Grant Park;and
- Weighed the costs and benefits of gambling in Illinois
Breakfast@65West is just one of the many ways by which the Union League Club of Chicago demonstrates its “Commitment to Community and Country,” connecting to the civic life that sustains our members and the citizens of our community.
Please join us for the next presentation of Breakfast@65West and to learn more about the Union League Club of Chicago!
The following is a list of past quality programs presented by Breakfast@65West.
September 16
"Ethics & Reform in Illinois: An Update."
To provide their candid thoughts on ethics and campaign finance reform initiatives in Illinois government and to answer your questions, we will hear from three of our state's most prominent leaders in the fight for reform:
- Patrick Collins, appointed by Governor Quinn to chair the Illinois Reform Commission
- Andy Shaw, former WLS-TV political reporter, now executive director of the Better Government Association
- John Tillman, chairman and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute, a non-partisan research organization dedicated to free enterprise and government accountability
May 5, 2009
America’s Economy: How Bad Will It Get? When Will It Improve?
- Dr. Geoffrey J. D. Hewings, Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Departments of Geography, Economics, and Urban and Regional Planning
- Paul Hoffmeister, Chief Economist, Bretton Woods Research LLC
March 17, 2009
Tax Increment Financing: A Boon for Communities or a Boondoggle for Taxpayers?
- John McCormick, Johnson Research Group, Inc., former City of Chicago TIF official
- David Reifman, Partner, DLA Piper, specializing in economic redevelopment and TIFs
- Greg Hinz, Political Editor and Reporter, Crain’s Chicago Business
- Ben Joravsky, Staff Writer, Chicago Reader
January 27, 2009
A Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid Update
- John J. Murray, Executive Vice President and Chief of Bid Operations, Chicago 2016
December 2, 2008
The 2008 Presidential Election in Perspective:
America’s Search for Unity and Common Purpose
- Dr. Martin E. Marty, Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
October 28, 2008
An Election Prognostication Special
- Paul Green, Director of the School of Policy Studies and Arthur Rubloff Professor at Roosevelt University
- Rich Miller, Editor and Publisher, Capitol Fax
September 16, 2008
Cook County State’s Attorney Major Party Candidates’ Debate
(co-sponsored with Comcast)
- Anita Alvarez (D), Chief Deputy State’s Attorney
- Tony Peraica (R), 16th District Cook County Commissioner
May 6, 2008
Relocating the Chicago Children’s Museum
- Jennifer Farrington, President, Chicago Children’s Museum
- Brendan Reilly, Alderman, 42nd Ward
March 4, 2008
Mass Transit: What’s Ahead for the RTA and Its Service Boards?
- Jim Reilly, Chairman, Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
- Stephen E. Schlickman, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority
January 29, 2008
A Primary Election Prognostication
- Paul Green, Director of the School of Policy Studies and Arthur Rubloff Professor at Roosevelt University
- Rich Miller, Editor and Publisher, Capitol Fax
December 4, 2007
Gambling/Gaming as a Source of Government Revenue:
Good Idea or a Losing Bet?
- Rev. Thomas Gray, National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
- Jeannette Tamayo, General Counsel, Chicago Crime Commission
- State Representative Bob Molaro (D-Chicago)
- Jerry Roper, President and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
October 2, 2007
Sports and Ethics: Will the Twain Ever Meet?
- Peggy Kusinski, NBC5 Emmy Award-Winning Sports Reporter and Anchor
- Fred Mitchell, Veteran Chicago Tribune Sportswriter
- Ben Shields, Northwestern University, co-author of The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace
June 5, 2007
Meet the New Faces of the Chicago City Council
- Ald. Bob Fioretti (2nd Ward)
- Ald. Pat Dowell (3rd Ward)
- Ald. Sandi Jackson (7th Ward)
- Ald. Toni Foulkes (15th Ward)
- Ald. JoAnn Thompson (16th Ward)
- Ald. Willie Cochran (20th Ward)
- Ald. Sharon Denise Dixon (24th Ward)
- Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd Ward)
- Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward)
March 6, 2007
Keeping Mass Transit on Track: Can It Be Done?
- State Representative Julie Hamos (D-Chicago), Chair, Illinois House Mass Transit Committee
- Greg Hinz, Senior Columnist, Crain’s Chicago Business
- Steve Schlickman, Executive Director, Regional Transportation Authority
- Bob Schillerstrom, Chairman, DuPage County Board
January 30, 2007
The State of Illinois Budget Crisis
- John Filan, Chief Operating Officer, State of Illinois
- Jacky Grimshaw, Vice-President for Policy, Transportation and Community Development, Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Ralph Martire, Executive Director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
- Former State Senator Steve Rauschenberger
December 5, 2006
The 2006 Elections: Implications for Public Policy
- MarySue Barrett, President, Metropolitan Planning Council
- Paul Green, Director of the School of Policy Studies and Arthur Rubloff Professor at Roosevelt University
- Rich Miller, Editor and Publisher, Capitol Fax
- Mary Mitchell, Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Chicago Sun-Times
October 3, 2006
The Future of Employment in Illinois
- Greg Hinz, Senior Columnist, Crain’s Chicago Business
- David Vite, President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association
- Professor Nik Theodore, Director of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Center for Urban Economic Development
June 13, 2006
Chicago on the Edge: Employment and Population on the Move
- Scott Deuel, Chicago Regional Office, U. S. Census Bureau, Special Censuses and Geographic Operations
- David Roeder, Business Reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
- Gerald J. Roper, President and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
April 25, 2006
The General Assembly Session in Review
- Rich Miller, Editor and Publisher, Capitol Fax
- Kristen McQueary, Government and Political reporter for the Daily Southtown
- Rev. Senator James T. Meeks (I-15th), State Senator and Pastor of Salem Baptist Church
February 28, 2006 (Inaugural Program)
The Editorial Page and Its Relevance to the Political Process
- R. Bruce Dold, Editorial Page Editor, Chicago Tribune
- Steve Huntley, Editorial Page Editor, Chicago Sun-Times
- Dave Beery, Assistant Managing Editor for Editorials, Daily Herald
- Ed Koziarski, Editorial Page Editor, Daily Southtown
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