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‘Tiger Mom’ tells why some fly, others fail

December 23, 2018 at 4:29 p.m.

Author and Yale law professor Amy Chua, known as the "Tiger Mom" for her intense parenting style, book and controversial prescriptions for American motherhood, warned Wednesday against reducing rigor and...

CEO Sean O'Scannlain holds a golden tilefish at Fortune Fish & Gourmet in Bensenville. O'Scannlain is chairman of the National Fisheries Institute.

Costly switch? Farm bill moves catfish inspections from FDA to USDA

November 3, 2021 at 8:16 p.m.

Everyone knows the story of the fish that got away. Sean O'Scannlain is hoping to avoid such a fate for his pangasius, also known as swai, tra, basa or, erroneously,...

Costly switch? Farm bill moves catfish inspections from FDA to USDA

December 23, 2018 at 4:18 p.m.

Everyone knows the story of the fish that got away. Sean O'Scannlain is hoping to avoid such a fate for his pangasius, also known as swai, tra, basa or, erroneously,...

Chicago picked as site for digital manufacturing institute

June 18, 2018 at 9:56 a.m.

Chicago will be the site of a digital manufacturing institute backed by $70 million in federal money and another $250 million in private and other government funding, giving the city,...

Billionaire Chicagoan Ken Griffin donates $150 million to Harvard

December 23, 2018 at 3:57 p.m.

Billionaire Chicagoan and hedge fund manager Ken Griffin will make a $150 million gift to Harvard University, all but $10 million of which will be dedicated to financial aid for...

Chicagoan and Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal, 61, is raising money for his Rahal Letterman Lanigan IndyCar team, as well as for the USA Bobsled & Skeleton Foundation, of which he is chairman.

Chicagoan Bobby Rahal talks IndyCar, bobsleds

November 3, 2021 at 8:03 p.m.

Chicagoan and Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal is out raising money for two very different kinds of racing teams. The priority is his Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) team, which Thursday...

Chicago courting ‘the Oscars of food’

September 8, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Chicago tourism officials are attempting to lure the annual James Beard Awards, considered the Oscars of the dining industry, to Chicago from New York, according to multiple sources.James Beard Foundation...

Chicagoan Bobby Rahal talks IndyCar, bobsleds

December 23, 2018 at 3:41 p.m.

Chicagoan and Indianapolis 500 winner Bobby Rahal is out raising money for two very different kinds of racing teams. The priority is his Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) team, which Thursday...

New biotech hub coming to Merchandise Mart

December 23, 2018 at 3:41 p.m.

The city's newest tech incubator -- this one for the biotech industry -- will be located inside the Merchandise Mart and launch with the help of $4 million in state...

37signals changing name to Basecamp, shedding products

June 17, 2018 at 4:48 p.m.

Chicago software development company 37signals is changing its name to match its most popular product, Basecamp, and shedding its other offerings to focus on it alone, chief executive Jason Fried...

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