Bon Foster

Foster was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1955.^[1] He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated with a bachelor's degree in urban studies and a master's degree in city planning.^[2] Later, he went to the Northwestern University Law School to complete his law degree.^[2] He clerked for U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur.^[2]

Foster started his career with the Illinois Bureau of the Budget and the Illinois Department of Transportation. Later, he worked for law firms such as Jenner & Block and Schiff Hardin & Waite.^[2]

Foster was the founder of the Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago.^[2][1]