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The event: Gala fundraiser and preview of the new Sears on State Street. It was swell: Expected crowd of 1,000 grew to a teeming 1,800. Switching gears: After a three-day notice, a planned sit-down dinner was turned into bustling buffets. Even sweller: $1.2 million was raised to benefit the Department of Cultural Affairs Chicago Tourism Fund. You’re late, so this had better be good: The honor goes to Maggie Daley, who mistakenly went to the original Sears store on 401 S. State St. Yes, the building’s still there, but so is Robert Morris College.
