Some very unscientific observations I've made on my pregnant friends

Nov. 14, 2011
Four years ago or so was the time when all my friends my age started getting hitched. Now my Facebook page is lousy with pictures of newborns and soon-to-be moms. I’ve noticed a few trends amongst my peer-parents lately:

25 dollar tickets on the 25th to Broadway shows

Oct. 25, 2011
We hear that Chicago’s-own Jessie Mueller, soon to make her Broadway debut as the romantic lead in a major revision/revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, has been moonlighting from rehearsals in spectacular fashion.

Consuming music in a Facebook-friendly world

Sep. 27, 2011
Spotify hit American shores in early summer but the streaming music service really hit the spotlight when it recently teamed up with social network giant Facebook.

The new 'top' story: Facebook's flow of change

Sep. 22, 2011
I logged on to Facebook this week to check out the changes so many people had been griping about in person. "Top News" blared above my News Feed and even more updates spewed in a stream in the right-hand corner of the screen.

Groupon makes plans to to go public, again

Sep. 15, 2011
Chicago-based company Groupon, Inc. is back on the path to going public. The New York Times reports the company will file for an I.P.O.

How transparent is Emanuel's city hall?

Aug. 22, 2011
This week, Rahm Emanuel marks his 100th day as Chicago's mayor. This is an artificial milestone - we know - but one Emanuel himself set before taking office, when he laid out some early goals.Among the promises: making city hall more transparent than in the past.

Emanuel quizzed via Facebook, but not pressed

Jun. 30, 2011
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held no press conference Thursday, even as the clock runs out on a deal with city labor unions.

Study: Apple Replaces Google As World's Most Valuable Brand

May. 9, 2011
All those millions of iPads and new iPhones it sold last helped push Apple past Google in the sixth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study.According to the researchers from Millward Brown Optimor, who say they combined companies' financials with more than 2 million interviews of con

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