Corilyn Shropshire

Green Bay fan loses bid to wear Packers gear on sidelines for Sunday’s Chicago Bears game

August 18, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

A die-hard Packers fan has lost his court bid to don his Green Bay gear and stand on the sidelines before Sunday’s Chicago Bears-Packers game. A federal court judge in...

Packers fan asks judge to order Bears to let him wear Green Bay gear on Soldier Field sidelines

December 11, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

There are many perks to being a Chicago Bears season ticket holder, including an invitation to be on the team’s sidelines for pregame warmups. Ticket holder Russell Beckman has been...

Alex Armijo, left, and Rachel Coffey look over maps of organizations' booths on Oct. 10, 2018 at the Find Your Cause networking event for young professionals and community-based organizations. The event was at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Nonprofits’ speed-dating pitch to millennials: ‘It’s not your grandmother’s volunteering’

December 21, 2018 at 10:26 a.m.

On a recent Wednesday night, Makeda Queen headed to a speed-dating event, hoping to meet her match. Not a sexy date or a life partner, but the perfect opportunity to...

Mary Furbush, executive director of the Cooperative Association for Special Education, addresses colleagues during an Aug. 30, 2018, picnic for the organization's workers at Madison Meadow Park in Lombard.

No. 1: CASE staffers say they feel supported as they help children with special needs

May 22, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

When Kara Graham was diagnosed with cancer six years ago, her boss insisted she take all the time she needed for treatment. As she recovered at home, she received a...

Technical artist Shalia Wynn, from left, game designer Ralph Melgosa and gameplay programer Derek Berggren play and test out Sky Dragons and Freedom Fortunes games at Incredible Technologies in Vernon Hills, on Sept. 19, 2018.

Incredible Technologies strives to keep company’s team of ‘misfit toys’ happy

May 22, 2019 at 11:23 a.m.

In June, all 235 of Incredible Technologies’ employees were surprised with “Happy Happy Bonus Day.” Every employee was given a bonus equaling a percentage of their salary. That was in...

Untitled, 1999, rust and pigment on canvas by Canan Tolon.

Roman sculpture, Darwin first edition, engraved Arctic maps: Adventurer Steve Fossett’s treasures to be auctioned in Chicago

December 12, 2018 at 8:29 a.m.

For Steve Fossett, art illustrated life. As a record-breaking daredevil explorer — and the first man to successfully circumnavigate the earth in a hot air balloon — Fossett collected art,...

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Green Bay fan loses bid to wear Packers gear on sidelines for Sunday’s Chicago Bears game

Packers fan asks judge to order Bears to let him wear Green Bay gear on Soldier Field sidelines

Nonprofits’ speed-dating pitch to millennials: ‘It’s not your grandmother’s volunteering’

No. 1: CASE staffers say they feel supported as they help children with special needs

Incredible Technologies strives to keep company’s team of ‘misfit toys’ happy

Roman sculpture, Darwin first edition, engraved Arctic maps: Adventurer Steve Fossett’s treasures to be auctioned in Chicago

BMO Harris downsizes face-to-face mortgage lending workforce

Amazon’s $15-an-hour move gives 20 percent raise to its lowest-paid workers in Chicago area

List of striking hotels down to 9 as Ambassador Hotel workers ratify contract

It’s OK to skip school or work for today’s Cubs game. The team already wrote your excuse.