Hello, summer! Warmer weather means new opportunities to spend time with friends, family, and your colleagues in the Illinois legal community.
Lawyers and judges can nurture existing relationships and build new ones at events hosted by bar and judicial associations in Illinois.
From golf outings to family picnics and paper-shredding to clambakes, these events can help expand your network while fostering belonging and collaboration within the legal profession.
We have compiled legal community events for July through September 2025, and encourage you to choose one to attend!
If we missed any events, please email us at mail@2civility.org.
July
Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI) First Annual Putt-Putt Outing
Monday, July 14
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Diversey Driving Range & Mini Golf, 141 W. Diversey Pkwy., Chicago
Kane County Bar Association (KCBA) Annual Softball Tournament
Thursday, July 17
4:30 p.m.
Verhaeghe Field, 41W755 Silver Glen Rd., St. Charles
Advocates Society Summer Reception
Thursday, July 24
5:30 to 8 p.m.
Sangamon County Bar Association Annual Ambulance Chase, Tennis, Play Day & Dinner
Friday, July 25
7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Springfield
Winnebago County Bar Association 80th Annual Clambake Golf Outing
Friday, July 25
11:30 a.m.
Forest Hills Country Club, 5135 Forest Hills Rd., Rockford
KCBA Family Picnic
Saturday, July 26
4 to 7 p.m.
Delnor Woods Park, Wing Ave, St. Charles
DuPage County Bar Association (DCBA) New Lawyers/Senior Lawyers Family Picnic
Sunday, July 27
12:30 to 4 p.m.
Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Ln., Geneva
Decalogue Society of Lawyers 91st Annual Installation and Awards Dinner
Thursday, July 31
5 to 8:30 p.m.
August
KCBA Annual Golf Outing
Monday, August 11
10:30 a.m.
Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Rd., Elgin
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Summer Social on the River
Thursday, August 14
5 to 7 p.m.
320 River Bar Patio, Westin Chicago, 320 N. Dearborn St., Chicago
KCBA Night with the Kane County Cougars
Friday, August 15
6:30 p.m.
Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Ln., Geneva
WBAI Annual Golf Outing
Friday, August 15
Northwest Suburban Bar Association (NWSBA) Annual Member Appreciation Picnic
Saturday, August 16
12 to 3 p.m.
Kimball Hill Park Pavilion, 3266 Kirchoff Rd., Rolling Meadows
Arab American Bar Association Summer Send-Off
Thursday, August 21
5 p.m.
Cirrus Condominiums, 211 N. Harbor Dr., 41st Floor, Chicago
DCBA Golf Outing
Thursday, August 28
11:30 a.m.
Cantigny Golf Club, 27W270 Mack Rd., Wheaton
September
Lake County Bar Association Shred Event
Friday, September 5
8 to 11 a.m.
Lake County Bar Association Parking Lot, 300 Grand Ave., Waukegan
American Constitution Society Chicago 20th Annual Legal Legends Luncheon
Wednesday, September 10
12 to 1:30 p.m.
Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
Justinian Society of Lawyers 2025 Golf Outing
Wednesday, September 10
12 p.m.
Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 N. Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale
KCBA 67th Steer Roast
Friday, September 12
5 to 9 p.m.
Elburn Lions Club, 500 Filmore St., Elburn
NWSBA Annual Golf Outing and Patio Party
Wednesday, September 17
9 a.m.
Schaumburg Golf Club, 401 N. Roselle Rd., Schaumburg
Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association Cocktail Party
Thursday, September 18
5 to 7 p.m.
Topgolf, 2050 Progress Pkwy., Schaumburg
HLAI State of Latinos in the Law Symposium
Friday, September 19
8 a.m.
U.S. District Court, 219 S. Dearborn St., Chicago
Illinois Judges Foundation Annual Reception
Thursday, September 25
5 p.m.
321 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago
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