Desirée Rogers: 'I Have Learned Who I Am'
HER NEXT ACT: After a sometimes controversial run as White House social secretary, Desirée Rogers is back in Chicago to tackle a new challenge. reviving Johnson Publishing and its Ebony and Jet magazines.
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Joakim Noah's Turnaround
NOAH’S ARC: From a shoot-from-the-lip goofball who floundered on court and aggravated his teammates to a fiery star anchoring the Bulls and drawing covetous looks from another team, Joakim Noah has accomplished one of the most dramatic turnarounds in pro sports
Highlights (Such as They Were) of the Illinois Senate Debate
The debate Tuesday night between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk enjoyed none of the whacko moments featured in the notorious New York gubernatorial debate the night before. Still, Giannoulias seemed to take at least a line or two from the New York script with his repeated mention (nine times, by my count) of Karl Rove as an evil player in Kirk’s campaign…
Double the Fun on the Illinois Ballot
The ballot that will be handed to Illinois voters on November 2nd will cover two elections—special and regular—for the U.S. Senate.
Voters will be instructed to choose among Republican Mark Kirk, Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones, and Libertarian Mike Labno in a special election for the lame-duck period extending until January 3rd, when all U.S. Senators are sworn in. Then voters will be asked to choose between the same candidates for the full six-year term…
How Will Rahm's Role in NAFTA Play in the Mayor's Race?
Free trade is quickly moving up the charts as an issue in the midterm elections. China is the biggest bogeyman this cycle, but NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)—the 1993 agreement among the U.S., Mexico, and Canada that knocked down most barriers to trade—is also hitting the headlines…
A Look at Rich Whitney, the Green Party Candidate for Governor
The Chicago Tribune endorsed Republican Bill Brady over Democrat Pat Quinn on Sunday, but if an editorial ever screamed “We’re holding our noses while we write,” this was it. Neither of these guys is any good, the message seemed to be. It was this kind of analysis that prompted me to call Green Party candidate Rich Whitney…
Top 40 OMG Moments in Recent Chicago History
MOUTH WIDE OPEN: We pick the 40 moments in recent Chicago history that made you stop, blink, and say, “Oh my God!”
Ann Lurie on Sam Zell, Lurie Investments, Philanthropy, and More
WHAT I WAS THINKING: We talk with the 65-year-old founder of Lurie Investments and of Africa Infectious Disease Village Clinics
South Side Couple Renovates Historic ‘House of the Future’
THE MONEY PIT: When a South Side couple agreed to restore a “house of the future” from the 1933–34 world’s fair in exchange for a free long-term sublease, they had little idea how thoroughly they—and their savings—would be absorbed by the past
A Chat with Mayoral Candidate Gery Chico
Gery Chico has had a great couple of days since announcing that he’s running for mayor. Rich Daley—for whom Chico worked as chief of staff, president of the board of Chicago Public Schools, and, currently, chairman of the City Colleges of Chicago board—sang Chico’s praises Wednesday night on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, describing his staffer as “a wonderful public servant” and “closer to me than…