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Q & A: Madison Dearborn Partners chairman John A. Canning, Jr.
Interview conducted and condensed by Jeff Bailey You cofounded Madison Dearborn Partners, raised $18 billion to buy scores of major companies—CDW for $7.3 billion, Nuveen Investments for around $6 billion—and produced billions in profits for endowments and pension funds that invest with you. But it’s possible you’re best known as the guy who didn’t … Read more
So What's a Nice Jewish Boy from Skokie Doing with Tea Partiers?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Carol Felsenthal joins Chicagomag.com starting today as a blogger covering politics. She has written several books and profiles, and blogs for The Hill and The Huffington Post.
Joel Pollak, 32, (graduate of Niles North, Harvard College, Harvard Law School), wants Jan Schakowsky‘s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives…
Chicagoans of the Year 2009 Luncheon Recap
Sadness mingled with celebration at the annual Chicagoans of the Year luncheon, where talk of tragedy gave way to the redemptive power of “humanity at its best”
2010 Green Awards
We asked, and your nominations poured in. Meet our 2010 class of honorees, five eco-minded innovators who aren’t afraid to shake up the system
Contributors
April 2010: Dennis Rodkin, Cassie Walker, Christopher Piatt, Jeff Bailey
Scott Lee Cohen: The Exit Interview
In one of the strangest primary elections in recent memory, Scott Lee Cohen’s saga stands out as the strangest. And he’s got a lot to say about it.
On former Playboy centerfold and society blogger Candace Jordan
Belle of the Blog: Three decades after steaming up the pages of Playboy, Candace Jordan is attracting eyeballs again—this time with her clothes on—as a sought-after party guest and cyberscribe. Circulating among the city’s socialites, she chronicles swank galas and charity auctions on her blog—required reading for Chicago’s see-and-be-seen set
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In April’s letters: List lamentation and the great gun debate