Evaluating Playboy's waning Chicago presence

Oct. 25, 2011
When the TV series The Playboy Club was axed earlier this month, the move suggested Playboy may no longer be ready for primetime. Playboy has been in Chicago since 1953 when Hugh Hefner first started to publish the storied men’s magazine.

Examining Mayor Emanuel: The money maker

May. 16, 2011
Mayor-elect Emanuel raised big funds for Mayor Daley, former President Bill Clinton and numerous Democratic Congressional runs in 2006. He’s also filled his own campaign war chests and personal bank accounts.

Crain's agrees: Lollapalooza tax deal warrants scrutiny

Oct. 19, 2010
 The reputation of Crain's Chicago Business blogger Greg Hinz precedes him: He's an arrogant, surly bulldog and dedicated contrarian, and he seemed to be gunning for me, eager to challenge my reporting on Lollapalooza's unprecedented, long-term, tax-exempt, competition-free sweetheart deal with