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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Taxpayer Identification Number">Tax ID no.</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">36-1893300</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">65 West Jackson Boulevard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></span>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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League">Union League</a>, International Associate Clubs</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ulcc.org/">ulcc<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Union League Club of Chicago</b> is a prominent civic and <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen%27s_club" title="Gentlemen's club">social club</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> that was founded in 1879. Its second and current clubhouse is located at 65 W Jackson Boulevard on the corner of Federal Street, in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Loop" title="Chicago Loop">Loop neighborhood</a> of Chicago. The club is considered one of the most prestigious in Chicago, ranking fourth in the United States and first in the Midwest on the Five Star Platinum Club list.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Union_League" title="Union League">Union League</a> clubs, which are legally separate but share similar histories and maintain reciprocal links with one another, are also located in <a href="/wiki/Union_League_Club" title="Union League Club">New York City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Union_League_of_Philadelphia" title="Union League of Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>. Additional Union League clubs were formerly located in <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York">Brooklyn, New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Founded in 1879, the Union League Club of Chicago (the Club) traces its roots to the earlier <a href="/wiki/Union_League" title="Union League">Union League of America</a>. </p><p>The Union League of America was founded during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> to support <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> and preserve the Union. Its first council was founded on June 25, 1862, in <a href="/wiki/Pekin,_Illinois" title="Pekin, Illinois">Pekin, Illinois</a> and spread rapidly across the North with the first Chicago council formed on August 19, 1862.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the last Chicago council of the Union League of America disbanded in 1877, Orrin H. Salisbury, a local politician and former member, conceived an idea of a new club in the same tradition that would influence local, state and national politics. He approached <a href="/wiki/John_Wentworth_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Wentworth (Illinois politician)">John Wentworth ("Long John")</a> who saw in the idea a "marching club" to specifically support <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>'s bid for a third term as President. Even after Grant lost his bid for a third term, Wentworth recruited heavily for the Club.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 30">: 30 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jackson_Boulevard,_Chicago_Loop,_Chicago,_Illinois_(9179345703).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg/220px-Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg/330px-Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg/440px-Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago_Loop%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_%289179345703%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Front of Union League Club of Chicago (Jackson Boulevard)</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_(42764893455).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg/220px-Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg/330px-Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg/440px-Protesting_Illinois_6th_District_Republican_Congressman_Peter_Roskam_Chicago_Illinois_7-26-18_2808_%2842764893455%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption>Union League Club of Chicago plaque</figcaption></figure> <p>The Club was incorporated as the Chicago Club of the Union League of America on December 19, 1879. It was later renamed The Union League Club of Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 53">: 53 </span></sup> The first directors included, among others, <a href="/wiki/James_B._Bradwell" title="James B. Bradwell">James B. Bradwell</a>, John Wentworth, <a href="/wiki/William_Penn_Nixon" title="William Penn Nixon">William Penn Nixon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_H._Kedzie" title="John H. Kedzie">John H. Kedzie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38">: 38 </span></sup> The Club had two sets of officers its first year: James B Bradwell and Lewis Larned Coburn, both elected as President of the Club.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 43">: 43 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League,_Chicago,_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif/lossy-page1-220px-Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif/lossy-page1-330px-Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif/lossy-page1-440px-Lobby_of_the_Chicago_Union_League%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois_LCCN2011632339.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5123" data-file-height="6571" /></a><figcaption>Lobby of the Chicago Union League, Chicago, Illinois</figcaption></figure> <p>In the Articles of Association, the Club's primary objectives are to (paraphrased): encourage loyalty to the Federal Government, defend the Union, inculcate good citizenship, maintain equality of all citizens, assure the purity of the ballot, oppose corruption, and secure honesty in the administration of National, State, and Municipal affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 27–28">: 27–28 </span></sup> At the same time, some members, led by R. S. Critchell, wanted the Club to have the amenities of a social club including fine dining.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 48">: 48 </span></sup> Today, according to the Club's website, it is both "a catalyst for action in nonpartisan political, economic and social arenas"<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a social club with "an array of unique opportunities for entertainment and personal growth" and fine dining.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Club's website states: "the Public Affairs Committee and its various subcommittees address a wide range of public policy issues and serve as the conduit for the Club’s involvement in civic affairs".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of these issues have included: </p> <ul><li>Enacting election reform <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Enabling the Chicago Crime Commission <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1970 Constitutional Convention <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Siting and opening of the <a href="/wiki/Harold_Washington_Library_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold Washington Library Center">Harold Washington Library Center</a><sup id="cite_ref-Nowlan_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nowlan-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 182">: 182 </span></sup></li> <li>Informing the establishment of a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>The Club is one of The Top 100 Platinum City Clubs of the World for 2020/2021.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Building">Building</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Building"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clubhouse">Clubhouse</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Clubhouse"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Club's first clubhouse was designed by <a href="/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney" title="William Le Baron Jenney">William Le Baron Jenney</a>. The current clubhouse, built on the same site as the first, was designed by <a href="/wiki/Mundie_%26_Jensen" title="Mundie & Jensen">Mundie & Jensen</a>. The building houses meeting rooms, overnight guest rooms, 5 dining areas, a swimming pool and workout facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 238">: 238 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art_Collection">Art Collection</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Art Collection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Club’s art collection is extensive prompting the Chicago Tribune to call the Club “The other art institute in Chicago” <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same article discusses the depth of the collection in historic and contemporary Chicago artists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_George_N_Leighton_Library">The George N Leighton Library</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The George N Leighton Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Club's website, the Library and Archives are one of the oldest amenities of the Club.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Library was renamed in 2019 to honor long-time member and jurist, <a href="/wiki/George_N._Leighton" title="George N. Leighton">George N. Leighton</a>. The Club is a Partner Organization with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Collections" title="Chicago Collections">Chicago Collections</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in order to share its archives more broadly. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_members">Notable members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dankmar_Adler" title="Dankmar Adler">Dankmar Adler</a>. architect, designed <a href="/wiki/Auditorium_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditorium Theater">Auditorium Theater</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 121">: 121 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Bergstrom" title="Robert W. Bergstrom">Robert W. Bergstrom</a>. led 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention <sup id="cite_ref-Nowlan_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nowlan-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 139">: 139 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_B._Bradwell" title="James B. Bradwell">James B. Bradwell</a>. Illinois lawyer, judge, politician, represented <a href="/wiki/Mary_Todd_Lincoln" title="Mary Todd Lincoln">Mary Todd Lincoln</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38">: 38 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Burnham" title="Daniel Burnham">Daniel Burnham</a>. architect, Director of Works, <a href="/wiki/World%E2%80%99s_Columbian_Exposition" class="mw-redirect" title="World’s Columbian Exposition">World’s Columbian Exposition</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 134">: 134 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Dawes" title="Charles G. Dawes">Charles G. Dawes</a>. 30th Vice President of the United States <sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 154">: 154 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Field" title="Marshall Field">Marshall Field</a>. founder of <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Field_and_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshall Field and Company">Marshall Field and Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 161">: 161 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Hutchinson" title="Charles L. Hutchinson">Charles L. Hutchinson</a>. business leader, 1st president of the <a href="/wiki/Art_Institute_of_Chicago" title="Art Institute of Chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a><sup id="cite_ref-Nowlan_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nowlan-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 170">: 170 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Le_Baron_Jenney" title="William Le Baron Jenney">William Le Baron Jenney</a>. architect, designed <a href="/wiki/Home_Insurance_Building" title="Home Insurance Building">Home Insurance Building</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 84">: 84 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_H._Kedzie" title="John H. Kedzie">John H. Kedzie</a>. lawyer, real estate developer, member Illinois House of Representatives <sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38">: 38 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_N._Leighton" title="George N. Leighton">George N. Leighton</a>. United States District Judge <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Penn_Nixon" title="William Penn Nixon">William Penn Nixon</a>. President of <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Inter_Ocean" title="Chicago Inter Ocean">Chicago Inter Ocean</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38">: 38 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Rosenwald" title="Julius Rosenwald">Julius Rosenwald</a>. leader and part-owner of <a href="/wiki/Sears,_Roebuck_and_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Sears, Roebuck and Company">Sears, Roebuck and Company</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 200">: 200 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Sullivan" title="Louis Sullivan">Louis Sullivan</a>. architect, including <a href="/wiki/Auditorium_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditorium Theater">Auditorium Theater</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Center" title="Sullivan Center">Carson Pirie Scott Store</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 121">: 121 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wentworth_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Wentworth (Illinois politician)">John Wentworth ("Long John")</a>. Mayor of Chicago, member of US House of Representatives, editor of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Democrat" title="Chicago Democrat">Chicago Democrat</a><sup id="cite_ref-Grant_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grant-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38">: 38 </span></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Bauer" title="William J. Bauer">William J. Bauer</a>. United States Seventh Circuit Court Judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julian_L._Yale" title="Julian L. Yale">Julian L. Yale</a>, Chicago railroad entrepreneur of the <a href="/wiki/Yale_(surname)" title="Yale (surname)">Yale family</a><sup id="cite_ref-Yale_BioGaze_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yale_BioGaze-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foundations_and_military_support">Foundations and military support</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Foundations and military support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundations">Foundations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Foundations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Club sponsors and houses the administrative staff of 3 non-profit foundations, according to the Foundations' websites, </p> <ul><li>Union League Boys & Girls Clubs provides after school programs at 21 locations in Chicago and a summer camp in Wisconsin. Club One was founded in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood as the Union League Boys Club in 1919.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Luminarts Cultural Foundation was founded in 1949 as the Union League Civic & Arts Foundation. It supports young Chicago artists, writers, and musicians through the annual selection of Luminarts Fellows.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Chicago Engineers’ Foundation evolved from the Chicago Engineers’ Club, an organization established in 1903 as a professional and networking group for Chicago engineers.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_support">Military support</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Military support"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the Club's website, it supports the men and women of the armed services through the following groups:<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The Club’s American Legion Post #758 was established in 1934.</li> <li>The Chicago 502, organized by the Club in 2001, supports the soldiers and families of the <a href="/wiki/502nd_Infantry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="502nd Infantry Regiment">502nd Infantry Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" title="101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a>.</li> <li>The 721 Club supported the commissioning and now supports the crew and families of the <a href="/wiki/USS_Chicago_(SSN-721)" title="USS Chicago (SSN-721)">USS <i>Chicago</i> (SSN-721)</a> submarine.</li> <li>The 786 Club supported the commissioning and now supports the crew and families of the <a href="/wiki/USS_Illinois_(SSN-786)" title="USS Illinois (SSN-786)">USS <i>Illinois</i> (SSN-786)</a> submarine.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Club sponsored the Commissioning Committee for the <a href="/wiki/USS_Hyman_G._Rickover_(SSN-795)" title="USS Hyman G. 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Rickover</i> (SSN-795)</a> submarine.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Union_League_Club_of_Chicago&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Northwestern University Press. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0810115491" title="Special:BookSources/978-0810115491">978-0810115491</a></li> <li><i>Union League Club of Chicago Art Collection</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0971757905" title="Special:BookSources/978-0971757905">978-0971757905</a></li> <li>Kellman, Jerold (1984). <i>The First One Hundred Years</i>. <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Standard_Identification_Number" title="Amazon Standard Identification Number">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00071YMWY">B00071YMWY</a></li> <li>Grant, Bruce (1955). <i>Fight for a City: The story of the Union League Club of Chicago and its times, 1880-1955</i>. John S. Swift Co. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1336506">1336506</a></li> <li>The Union League Club of Chicago (1926). <i>The spirit of the Union League Club, 1879-1926: presented by the Club to its members on the occasion of the dedication of the new clubhouse</i>. 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