Amid Chicago Public Schools’ crushing budget deficit (to the tune of over $200 million), one person is putting his money where his mouth is. That person is Chance The Rapper (recent recipient of a host of Grammy wins), also known as Chancellor Bennett—a native Chicagoan, and recent donor of a cool $1 million dollars to […]
On March 4, members of the World Series champion Chicago Cubs took a break from spring training action to participate in Joe Maddon’s annual Respect Bald event. Maddon and participating players, including Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Ben Zobrist, had their heads shaved to raise money for Maddon’s Respect 90 Foundation and pediatric cancer research. The […]
New Trier High School announced the names of 11 alumni being honored with 2017 Alumni Achievement Awards on March 16 at the Hilton Orrington Hotel in Evanston. These new inductees, ranging from Grammy-nominated rock stars to high-profile business executives, join 41 of their peers in New Trier’s Alumni Hall of Honor. Below, we present the new honorees. Hall “Cap” […]
Calling all moms: MommyCon Chicago is coming to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont March 3-5. MommyCon is a boutique-style convention bringing parents and parents-to-be together for seminars and workshops about everything from babywearing and breastfeeding to car seat safety and child-proofing. This series of conventions that focus on natural and organic parenting […]
The Indiana University Women’s Philanthropy Institute DREAM. DARE. DO. Symposium on Women, Philanthropy, and Civil Society will feature a compilation of women from a wide variety of nonprofits and “focus more on the ‘why’ than the ‘how-to’” in making giving a central tenet in the United States. Zeroing in on the way that philanthropy has changed, […]
Susan Abrams, CEO of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center, was honored by the Stevie Awards for Women In Business with a gold medal as Innovator of the Year and silver medal as Executive of the Year. Abrams was noted for her “extraordinary leadership to the Illinois Holocaust Museum” by J.B. Pritzker, immediate past chair […]
The Goddard School, from Dec. 1 to Jan. 23, collected 26,000 books as part of their 4th annual charity book drive benefitting Bernie’s Book Bank. On Jan. 25, The Goddard School gathered together for the final count, with school owners, children and volunteers sorting and stickering the thousands of books at Bernie’s Book Bank’s facility in Lake Bluff. The […]
On Jan. 29, 490 attendees raised $89,000 benefitting the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation at the 10th Annual Be My Valentine Family Event. Co-chaired by Sarna Lee Goldenberg, Libby Langsdorf and Jennifer Meyers, the event was hosted at the Drake Hotel and kicked off with a brunch that included a Belgium Waffle bar and Mimosas. Entertainment was provided […]
The most common disaster the American Red Cross responds to is not hurricanes or tornadoes — it’s home fires. Home fires are extraordinarily destructive, and often happen to already vulnerable families. In December 2016, the Red Cross responded to the highest number of home fires it has in at least seven years: more than 130 […]
Barbara Giannetti of Northfield and Kathleen McCarthy and Jackie Pilossoph of Glenview wanted to be able to drink a healthy margarita, one that’s made with 100 percent juice, has no added sugar, and is only 35 calories prior to adding tequila. The group began experimenting a little more than a year ago and by August were selling their […]
