Dennis Culloton, CEO & President Two years ago, Marjane Starapi’s acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis was banned from Chicago Public Schools to the dismay of students and CPS staff alike. The novel regales the story of a young woman growing up in revolutionary Iran during the 1980s. Recently emails were released to a graduate student investigating
By Dennis Culloton, President and CEO In preparation for last weeks election here in Chicago, politicians were doing whatever they could to secure the last minute vote. In the closing days, alderman and mayoral candidate Bob Fioretti took to the social media platform Reddit to reach out to Chicago's young people via an AMA. An
By Dennis Culloton, President and CEO It’s a sign of the times that there is more buzz in social and mainstream media about who will succeed “Fake news anchor” Jon Stewart now that he's leaving the Daily Show. The blogosphere has been flooding with articles mourning his departure and suggesting his replacement host. The number
By Dennis Culloton, President and CEO If you were looking for the sign of the decay of civilization, consider the Internet and the haters and the dead Nationwide commercial kid. #Harshedyourvibe! Just another week in the internet, as noted by Wired magazine . Okay, so don’t really consider it. Technology has unleashed opportunity, a
by Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President The State of Illinois must be pulled back from the abyss, on that we can all agree, but “We the People” are as much to blame as the politicians that we send to Springfield every year. According to Progress Illinois, “The governor’s race typically draws a voter participation rate
Statement from Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts Words cannot express how important Ernie Banks will always be to the Chicago Cubs, the city of Chicago and Major League Baseball. He was one of the greatest players of all time. He was a pioneer in the major leagues. And and more importantly, he was the warmest and
By Dennis Culloton, President and CEO They made it. The whole world was watching –and exhaling--as rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson reached the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park using only their hands and feet in a first-ever free climb. The so called “Dawn Wall” was considered one of the world’s
By Dennis Culloton, President and CEO Race riots, ISIS terrorists, North Korea, Iran and E-bola. His party lost control of Congress. It has not been a great year for President Obama. Not only has there been the predictable call from pundits for him to clean house at the White House but Senate staff members, many
By Nicole Roman, Account Executive If I could invite anyone dead or alive, to Thanksgiving dinner the guest list would include Queen of England. I bet she has many a tale to tell about the royal family and the people she has met and the changes she has seen throughout her life. My ancestors from
by Tracey Mendrek, Executive Vice President Most people know December 1 as Cyber Monday, but in reality it is the beginning of a legal case that may change the way we navigate social media. Elonis vs U.S. is scheduled for oral arguments on December 1. As The Washington Post notes in an excellent article by