Victory dances
If the music business is going through a bad patch, you can't tell it by Nicholas Tasch. The Beverly teenager follows four or five hard-core heavy metal bands religiously. He...
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Divorce records can be a minefield
Janna Tetzlaff alleged her husband, Ted, a prominent Chicago attorney, ran over her heel with a car and later tried to stuff a wad of paper in her mouth. Brenda...
Airline needs a money train
It was something United Airlines chief Glenn Tilton had hoped to avoid: the potentially humbling search for equity investors willing to finance the airline's exit from bankruptcy. But now that...
Tanker deal fuels critics of Boeing
After a tumultuous end to 2003, Boeing says its business is back on track and booming again. The Chicago-based aerospace manufacturer soared past Wall Street expectations late last month with...
‘Been there, done that’ kind of advice for Charlie Bell
The leadership transition at McDonald's Corp. was about as seamless as it gets. But new Chief Executive Charlie Bell still faces significant challenges, even though he inherited a company in...
‘No one is immune’
Martha Stewart's criminal conviction sends the message that the government will zealously pursue those it suspects of insider trading, even when the parties involved are deep-pocketed, powerful and well-connected, legal...
`No one is immune’
Martha Stewart's criminal conviction sends the message that the government will zealously pursue those it suspects of insider trading, even when the parties involved are deep-pocketed, powerful and well-connected, legal...
Thompson’s unmarred reputation challenged
In nine years on the board of Hollinger International Inc., former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson never said no. During that time, Hollinger Chief Executive Conrad Black and his top...
Few women landing top jobs
Plenty of women are filling the management pipelines at Chicago's 50 biggest companies, but they aren't breaking into the ranks of executive officers and top earners quickly enough. That's the...
Village stands by Strong, fund
When Leslie Thiel has an investment question, she doesn't pick up the phone or switch on the computer. Instead, the waitress climbs into her car and drives to Strong Financial...