Chicago and ‘The Birth of the Pill’
Chicago journalist Jonathan Eig got the idea for his new book, "The Birth of the Pill," from a sermon his rabbi gave many years ago. "He was claiming the (birth-control)...
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How nonprofit’s president learned she should be visible
The night was about celebrating big mistakes. Former Obama campaign Chief Technology Officer Harper Reed shared how an extended diet of vodka, hot dogs and Dinty Moore beef stew gave...
Sterling Bay, Bill Davies part ways on old post office
Bill Davies' plans for the old post office, the behemoth concrete building that straddles the Eisenhower Expressway, were once compared to believing in unicorns and fairy tales. True to expectations,...
Get In Chicago to announce design challenge to fight violence
This fall, Get In Chicago, the relatively new public-private partnership created by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to get business leaders involved in solving the city's crime problem, will launch a series...
Chicago Confidential: ‘Emerging managers’ open up
Grosvenor Capital Management Chief Executive Michael Sacks will interview Chicago billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell. Billionaire Bill Ackman, best known for trying to blow up Herbalife, will be interviewed...
Chicago Confidential: Business books I’ve liked recently
This year, I enrolled in the University of Chicago's executive MBA program. Every now and again, I plan to recommend a set of business books, research and ideas I've come...
Friends of the Parks rolls against Lucas museum site
Cassandra Francis' goal is to convince anyone who will listen that the proposed site of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is not a done deal. The group Francis leads,...
Derrick Rose gives $1 million to Chicago charity
Bulls point guard Derrick Rose is donating $1 million to After School Matters, a Chicago charity that arranges out-of-school apprenticeships for teens and has a program at Simeon Career Academy,...
Semester ‘abroad’ at 1871 could keep tech talent in Illinois
During an appearance with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday, 1871 Chief Executive Howard Tullman floated one of the best solutions I've heard in a long time for stemming the exodus...
Should UIC, University of Hawaii stay in race for Obama library?
The University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Hawaii should be proud to be included among the four semifinalists to be the site of President Barack Obama's presidential...