| A Tavola | Dawn & Steve Gilbert | Mark Olson, Architect | Sunda |
| Access Search, Inc. | Elite Athletic Development, Inc. | Michael T. Schultz | The Cheesecake Factory |
| Aloft Hotel | Fantasy Kingdom | Mike & Jennifer Seuring | The Dana Hotel and Spa |
| Away We Play | Feld Entertainment | Mike & Lynne Terry | The DeSoto House |
| Bar 1 Events | Fogo de Chao | Milano Hair Design Studio | The Hager Family |
| Ben Pao | Four Seasons Hotel | Milito’s Car Wash | The Kids’ Table |
| Best Buy | Gibson’s Steakhouse | Nuveen Investments | The Peace School |
| Bloomingdale’s | Go Bananas | Oceanique | The Signature Room at the 95th |
| Bubbles Academy | Greater North Michigan Ave. Assoc. | Paula Herring | The Sutton Place Hotel |
| Bull and Bear | Gymboree Play and Music | Peggy Notebaert Museum | Tom Kearney |
| Calihan’s Catering | Hooters | Planning Partners Intl. | Trigo |
| Catering by Michaels | Hotel Monaco | Private Quarters/Julie Tadych | Trinity Academy of Irish Dance |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Inside Sports & Entertainment | Randy Yaroch | US99 / Drew Walker |
| Chicago Center for the Print | Jeff Wagner | Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel | Wallace Farms |
| City Smiles | Jenna & Jim Hnilo | Rodan and Fields | Wendella Boats |
| Clos du Val Winery | Jim & Holly Schofield | Sam & Harry’s | Westin River North Hotel |
| Club Lucky | John & Sherry Dunn | Shedd Aquarium | WGN / Robin Baumgarten |
| CNN / Eden Pontz | johnnie-o | Shen Shen | Zip Car |
| ComedySportz Theater | Kendra Millard | Siren Spa and Salon | |
| Cooper’s Hawk Winery | Kim Mikitka | South Water Kitchen | |
| Crust | L2O | Spare Time Events | |
| Dan Keats | Lou Malnati’s | Sseko Designs | |
| Dan Taborga / Adobe | Lucky Strike Lanes | Stacey Szczepanski | |
| David Ritter | Marc Harris Photography | Stone Lotus |
