The Tender Taxman LADDER UP Related: PHOTO GALLERY » MORE CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2011 Zully Alvarado » Leslie Bluhm » Roger Ebert » Gabrielle Lyon » Jackie Taylor » PREVIOUS HONOREES 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | older In 1994, Robert Burke, then 22, stepped nervously into the office of … Read more
Pan-American Healer CAUSES FOR CHANGE INTERNATIONAL Related: PHOTO GALLERY » MORE CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2011 Leslie Bluhm » Robert Burke » Roger Ebert » Gabrielle Lyon » Jackie Taylor » PREVIOUS HONOREES 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | older On August 17, 2011, a container carrying 550 wheelchairs arrived in … Read more
Science Seer PROJECT EXPLORATION Related: PHOTO GALLERY » MORE CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2011 Zully Alvarado » Leslie Bluhm » Robert Burke » Roger Ebert » Jackie Taylor » PREVIOUS HONOREES 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | older Gabrielle Lyon vividly recalls the origins of Project Exploration, the Chicago organization that … Read more
The Matchmaker Related: PHOTO GALLERY » MORE CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2011 Zully Alvarado » Robert Burke » Roger Ebert » Gabrielle Lyon » Jackie Taylor » PREVIOUS HONOREES 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | older CHICAGO CARES When Leslie Bluhm founded Chicago Cares with her friend Mary Prchal on Earth … Read more
HEROES AMONG US: Our honorees include an ambassador to the Americas, a globe-trotting educator, an idealistic impresario, a workaholic do-gooder, a taxman with a heart, and a silenced movie critic who’s discovered a new voice
Winners, losers, and drawers from last night’s caucuses, which have already claimed one candidate while leaving far more questions than answers.
THE FUTURE IS NOW: The gallery owner, publisher, art fair organizer and owner of Maria’s calls Bridgeport the Community of the Future.
RELATED STORY: Chicagoans of the Year 2011 » Click the thumbnails to view larger images. Photography: Katrina Wittkamp
The split between the State of Illinois and Catholic Charities over same-sex adoption is indicative of a larger conflict between church and state in the era of government privatization, and part of one of the most interesting stories of 2011.
Traumatic brain injuries linked both sports and political news in 2011. As lawsuits and science about concussions advance, expect more in the new year.
