On April 20, 2016 Howard Ankin attended a dinner with Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride. Mr. Ankin attended a meeting with Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride last month. A few weeks ago Howard did a commercial photo shoot with Judge Faith. Mr. Ankin also participates in several events and fundraisers to help a number of people across the state of illinois. Some of the people he has help include: Judge Katie McHugh, Toni Preckwinkle, Michael Frerichs, Bill Evans, and Illinois Senate President Cullerton.