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Ann Lurie, who came to Chicago a nurse and became one of city’s best known philanthropists, dies at...
Chicago Sun-Times· 6 days agoAnn Lurie, one of the most prolific and visible philanthropists in Chicago’s history, died Monday....
Ann Lurie, Nurse Who Became a Prominent Philanthropist, Is Dead at 79
New York Times· 1 day agoA former hippie who chafed at wealth, she married a Chicago real estate titan and, after his death,...
At a time when America's so polarized, how do we find the 'us' with people we think of as 'them'?
Chicago Sun-Times· 2 days agoIn Northwestern University’s graduate school decades ago, my professor offered an example of how easily human beings can change how we define who is an ...
High school students weigh in on Biden-Trump debate: 'It seems a lot more civil than previous...
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoWilliam Karr will be able to vote in a presidential election for the first time in November. On...
Gwynne Shotwell: The brilliant (non-Musk) mind behind SpaceX
Los Angeles Times· 15 hours agoGwynne Shotwell had the unenviable task of selling a rocket that kept crashing. Shotwell, then vice...
Ken Griffin Makes Largest Gift in Chicago Since Departing for Miami
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Ken Griffin is making his biggest donation to a Chicago institution since handing out...
Having kidney transplant while awake a "pretty cool experience"
United Press International via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoInstead of using the normal general anesthesia, doctors at Northwestern University used a single...
Melissa Bell named CEO of Chicago Public Media, will oversee Sun-Times, WBEZ
Chicago Sun-Times· 3 days agoMelissa Bell, former publisher of Vox Media, will become the next CEO of Chicago Public Media, the...
UC Davis’ law school picks new dean. ‘Warm and engaging’ leader takes over Sept. 1
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoBerg has previously taught at law and medical schools, including as an adjunct professor at the ...
The increasing ubiquity of 'pink-slime' journalism
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoSome pink-slime outlets are almost immediately identifiable as fake. One website called Chicago City Wire recently ran an article on an "upcoming local...