No Place Like It: 8-Year-Old Shooting Survivor Cooper Roberts Returns Home, Fundraiser Scheduled for Oct. 16

Cooper Roberts’ long road to recovery has reached a significant milemarker: home.  A survivor of the July 4th shooting in Highland Park, the 8-year-old moved back to his Highland Park home with his parents; four sisters; twin brother, Luke; and French bulldog puppy, George.  Over the past nearly three months, Cooper has endured emergency surgeries, […]

Bonobos Founding CEO and Author Andy Dunn Talks Candidly About Mental Health, Entrepreneurship and His Own Bipolar Diagnosis

Founding CEO of Bonobos, Andy Dunn, joined the Executives’ Club to discuss his newly released memoir Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind. The book explores Dunn’s entrepreneurial journey, its intersection with mental illness, and what companies can do to promote employee mental wellness. Entrepreneurship Often Cloaks Mental Illness Every entrepreneur knows owning […]

Of Murder and Mayhem: Kokandy Productions’ Grim Revival of 'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street' Is a Haunting Night Out This Scary Season

You’ve heard it said before, “It feels as if we are in the room with them” — a turn of phrase often synonymous with authenticity of set dressing or acting chops. When literally applied, it’s fitting of the sensory immersion displayed in the basement of Wicker Park’s Chopin Theater. Audience members sit arena style below […]

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona and Aid Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

On Saturday, September 17, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were once again devastated by climate change-altered weather, resulting in yet another hurricane only a few short years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean islands in 2017. 80-mph winds; 30 inches of rain; mudslides; entire homes and infrastructure destroyed or washed away; […]

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona and Aid Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

On Saturday, September 17, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were once again devastated by climate change-altered weather, resulting in yet another hurricane only a few short years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean islands in 2017. 80-mph winds; 30 inches of rain; mudslides; entire homes and infrastructure destroyed or washed away; […]

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona and Aid Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

On Saturday, September 17, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were once again devastated by climate change-altered weather, resulting in yet another hurricane only a few short years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean islands in 2017. 80-mph winds; 30 inches of rain; mudslides; entire homes and infrastructure destroyed or washed away; […]

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona and Aid Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

On Saturday, September 17, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were once again devastated by climate change-altered weather, resulting in yet another hurricane only a few short years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean islands in 2017. 80-mph winds; 30 inches of rain; mudslides; entire homes and infrastructure destroyed or washed away; […]

How to Help Those Affected by Hurricane Fiona and Aid Response Efforts in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic

On Saturday, September 17, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic were once again devastated by climate change-altered weather, resulting in yet another hurricane only a few short years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria tore through the Caribbean islands in 2017. 80-mph winds; 30 inches of rain; mudslides; entire homes and infrastructure destroyed or washed away; […]