Owning a Piece of Jonathan
When Dan and Debbie Greenberg’s son was born with a deadly genetic disorder, the Homewood couple vigorously campaigned to help find the cause, even donating autopsy samples after he died....
All Stories
On former Playboy centerfold and society blogger Candace Jordan
Belle of the Blog: Three decades after steaming up the pages of Playboy, Candace Jordan is attracting eyeballs again—this time with her clothes on—as a sought-after party guest and cyberscribe....
Making History: How Anne Burke met Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics began
As a young PE teacher in 1968, the future state supreme court justice Anne Burke worked tirelessly to realize the first Special Olympics—opening a long and tangled relationship with Eunice...
Tale of the Tape
The former Channel 5 news reporter Amy Jacobson saw her career and personal life derailed after a video showed her in a bikini at the home of a man under...
Boy Trouble
A new book on the nation's "boy crisis" hails Wilmette for tackling the problem—though the results remain uncertain. Are boys there really doing better?
CELEBRITY MAGAZINES
People: Some of you might remember Hollywood stylist Rachel Zoe, who last year gained headlines -- and a mention in this column -- when her former client Nicole Richie blistered...
Go Ghana! (sigh)
The Elephants have gone home. Cote d'Ivoire won its third game at the World Cup last week, beating Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 -- but its earlier losses, to Argentina and...
Bring it home, Elephants!
Like it or not, the World Cup is upon us. So rev up your remote control; figure out that Bruce Arena is the U.S. coach, not a new stadium; and...
Everybody gets to turn the pages
Judging from the throngs who turned out on two picture-perfect days over the weekend for the 2006 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago must be the undisputed books capital...
Winners & lugers
Winners: Joey Cheek: U.S. speed skater vows to donate his $25,000 gold-medal bonus to charity. Latvia: Not only has the nation won a bronze, but its hockey team pulls a...