Norma Libman

The first state dinner I was invited to was the occasion of Queen Elizabeth`s visit to Chicago in 1959. I didn`t dream then that in 1980 I would come to...

Donna McKechnie, best known for her Tony Award-winning performance of Cassie in ''A Chorus Line,'' has performed in numerous Broadway shows, touring companies, television shows and on stages in Tokyo,...

I made a remark once, after a typical Chicago scandal, that ''someplace else it might be shocking . . .(but) children here grow up knowing things are rigged and fixed.''...

How does a man become a writer at the age of 60? A lot of things contribute, including a lack of satisfaction at just being a success in business. And...

My first direct experience with loss was the suicide of my grandfather when I was 17 years old. My grandfather was a farmer in a little farming community in ''Gone...

I did not start my life with the intention of becoming a scholar. I wasn`t a top student in college. I was interested in business, I guess because we were...

There are a lot of music rooms in Chicago, anywhere from 10 to 20, though only a few that bring in (recognized) names. But it`s not like it used to...

My friendship with Richard J. Daley goes back to when we were in the state Senate together. Daley was elected first to the House as a Republican write-in candidate. Then...

I came from a family that was very, very wealthy, but had no money. We had a lot of love; a lot of caring, values, integrity and a desire to...

I spent my first Christmas away from home here in Chicago. I was 17 and had come with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. We were on tour and had...