Mystery bitcoin enthusiast gives big to Chicago charity, plus dishing on Lyric wine auction

February 11th, 2018

Canine Therapy Corps is the beneficiary of a mystery gift. Plus, Lyric Opera wine lovers have lots to look forward to at this year's auction.

In this Rauner v. Pritzker money race, the winner is Equality Illinois

February 4th, 2018

It looked like a Fourth of July parade as politicos smiled and waved to the crowd at the Equality Illinois gala.

This former trader is helping women get a leg up

February 2nd, 2018

Carolyn Leonard, lelft, made the ask for donations to an angel fund focused on women.

Coffee lawsuit continues to drip through the courts

January 28th, 2018

It’s a slow drip. The lawsuit filed against TV star Marcus Lemonis by Bow Truss Coffee Roasters founder Phil Tadros is still chugging through the courts. According to court documents filed last week, Lemonis will be … Read the rest

Who’s going to Davos? Not Sam Zell

January 22nd, 2018

The view from Davos, where some 3,000 of the world's most important people will be schmoozing.

Long before STEM was chic, there was Smita Shah

January 14th, 2018

People used to think being an engineer meant you were a train conductor, says Smita Shah.

Physics comes full circle for Walter Massey

December 28th, 2017

Walter Massey, the board chair of City Colleges of Chicago, visited Sweden earlier this month to attend the awards ceremony honoring the Nobel Prize for physics.

It was another in one of many career milestones for … Read the rest

Mark Walter and the gift of Christmas future

December 12th, 2017

After an unpredictable year in business and baseball, Chicago businessman Mark Walter is enjoying the reliable pleasure of Goodman Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Carol.”

The Charles Dickens’ classic has had 40 years of staying power … Read the rest

CeaseFire gets a shot in the arm from civic leaders

November 17th, 2017

Chicago's crime problem may be taking a turn thanks to new technology--and civic support.