You Said It: Real Talk About Marriage and Divorce

Here at Make It Better, we value your feedback! If you ever have a question or would  like more information about something you read in our magazine or on our website, please send us an email at info@makeitbetter.net. We’re happy to help. Below is an email exchange between a reader and our publisher, Susan B. […]

Investor Tips from Susan B. Noyes on CNBC's "Closing Bell"

Susan B. Noyes, Founder of Make It Better Media and the Tech Mamma Lounge, was a guest on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Friday, Feb. 27 and explained that she remains bullish on and strongly invested in tech stocks. Computers, mobile devices and the leading companies that interface with them have simply become too ingrained in […]

Leukemia Research in Memory of Barbara Timmer

Barbara Timmer was the glue that kept a loving family together—an adored and vibrant wife, mother, friend and active Park Ridge volunteer. So her diagnosis and swift death from Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), one of the most common types of leukemia among adults, stunned all who knew and loved her. “We were at one of […]

Chicago’s “Be Creative” Campaign: Putting Art Back in Every Classroom

A cross-section of Chicago civic leaders are so determined to restore arts education to all Chicago Public Schools that they launched “Be Creative: The Campaign for Creative Schools” through the nonprofit Ingenuity. This $38 million campaign aims to put arts education back into every CPS classroom—kindergarten through 12th grade—within the next four years. Chairing the initiative are […]

North Shore Chambers of Commerce Host Women Business Leadership Awards

The North Shore Chambers of Commerce are enhancing their Women In Business Conference with Women In Business Leadership Awards. Best Corporate, Small Business, Entrepreneur, Nonprofit and Government Leadership Awards will be presented, followed by a panel discussion with the winners offering insight and advice for their peers. Nominations for the awards were open to the […]

We Danced with Chicago Celebrities!

On Friday, March 7, Make It Better’s Founder, Susan B. Noyes, donned her dancing shoes to support the fight against breast cancer at the 9th Annual Dancing with Chicago Celebrities. This star-studded charity ball, presented by Arthur Murray Dance Centers and held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, is committed to fighting breast cancer in the Chicagoland […]

The New Philanthropists: Liam Krehbiel and A Better Chicago

What his grandfather did for plastic manufacturing, Liam Krehbiel, Founder and CEO of A Better Chicago, is poised to do for venture philanthropy. That’s a big statement. Frederick Krehbiel founded Molex Inc. in 1938, when plastic was in its infancy. The Krehbiel family recently sold the Chicago-based business for $7.2 billion. Venture philanthropy is another big idea in its infancy, […]