by zen | Mar 10, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] The Union League Club of Chicago Building Yesterday, I attended the 2014 Midwest Business & Marketing Conference at the historic Union League Club of Chicago. While business conferences are far afield from my usual...
by Kasie Coccaro | Mar 4, 2014 | Monitor
First Lady Michelle Obama participates in the International Women of Courage Awards ceremony at the State Departmentin Washington, D.C., March 4, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) First Lady Michelle Obama joined Deputy Secretary of State Heather...
by Courtney Corbisiero | Jun 21, 2013 | Monitor
Watch the West Wing Week here. Indiana Fever: The 2012 WNBA champion Indiana Fever was in Washington, D.C., on Friday to visit the White House. President Obama congratulated the team on their winning season and thanked them for their service to communities across the...
by Adam Garber | Jun 7, 2013 | Monitor
This week, the President urged Congress not to let student loan rates double and to confirm three judges for the federal appeals court in Washington, held bilateral meetings with the NATO Secretary-General and the President of Chile, kicked off a National Conference...
by zen | Oct 2, 2012 | Monitor
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken criticism for Chicago’s skyrocketing homicide rate which stands this year at a shocking 19.4 per 100,000 residents. This is roughly triple the murder rate in New York City, is worse than in perennially crime-ridden Oakland and is...
