On Monday, Chicago honored its 2023 Chicagoans of the Year at The Dalcy in the Fulton Market District. The event — sponsored by Mariano’s and Dottie May’s — was MC’d by Phil Ponce, the former longtime host of WTTW’s Chicago Tonight. Honorees Andrew Glatt, Nicole Novotny, Christina Whitehouse, Amanda Williams, and Evelyn Figueroa accepted their awards and spoke on their work — and what Chicago means to them.
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Honorees: Friday Morning Swim Club founders Andrew Glatt and Nicole Novotny, Bike Lane Uprising founder Christina Whitehouse, artist Amanda Williams, UI Health doctor Evelyn Figueroa, author Jonathan Eig -
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Chicagoans of the Year awards -
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Chicago magazine editor in chief Terrance Noland and Grammy-winning poet J. Ivy -
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Monica Wilczak, chief advancement officer at the Chicago Architecture Center, and Hideout owner (and 2019 Chicagoan of the Year honoree) Tim Tuten -
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Authors Ben Austen and Alex Kotlowitz -
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Honoree Jonathan Eig, Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist Scoop Jackson, Brad Zibung, and ESPN's Sarah Spain -
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Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and Chicago magazine editor in chief Terrance Noland -
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Master of ceremonies Phil Ponce -
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The audience at the Chicagoans of the Year Celebration, held at The Dalcy -
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Honoree and Bike Lane Uprising founder Christina Whitehouse -
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Honoree and artist Amanda Williams -
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Honoree Evelyn Figueroa, UI Health doctor and Pilsen Food Pantry founder -
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Honoree and author Jonathan Eig -
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Honorees and Friday Morning Swim Club founders Nicole Novotny and Andrew Glatt