THE PARTY A record 725 guests and 150 pet companions gathered at The Drake Hotel on a Friday evening to support PAWS Chicago’s 11th annual Fur Ball, which raised more than $1 million. THE SCENE Presented by A. Marek Fine Jewelry, Chopper Trading and The Drake, the event was co-chaired by Joanna Mallers, Rita Moore, and Lauren and Sandy Walfish. Guests and pets alike enjoyed a strolling buffet, followed by a live auction where Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan helped auction off (and glean $90,000!) a private acoustic performance and sit-down at his Highland Park tea house, Madame Zuzu’s. Photos by Bob Kusel