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I haven't done this, and don't know how hard it could be to find award availability...
But booking an Alaska flight through Singapore KrisFlyer could be worth a look. 7.5k miles per person per way, according to AwardHacker.
You'd fly out of ORD and have a layover in SEA. Other itineraries include American and Virgin flights with other layover cities.