Elyssa Cherney
Crain's Chicago Business
Chicago, IL, United States
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UIC graduate strike enters second week
The school and graduate teaching assistants are still bargaining over wages while papers go ungraded and classes are canceled at a critical time of the semester. → Read More
U of C professor John List joins Walmart as chief economist
The best-selling author and researcher who held similar roles at Uber and Lyft will build an economics team at the country's largest private employer. → Read More
How Chicago aid groups are prepping for thousands of Ukrainian refugees
Resettlement agencies are awaiting placements, funding and other key details for thousands of Ukrainians expected to come to Illinois. → Read More
MacKenzie Scott gives historic $17 million donation to Planned Parenthood of Illinois
The money is part of a $275 million gift to the international organization and its affiliate chapters and comes as Scott's philanthropy approaches the $4 billion mark. → Read More
More MacKenzie Scott money for Chicago: $6 million to Habitat for Humanity
Local chapters will use the funds from the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos to increase homeownership and community development projects in neglected neighborhoods. → Read More
Northwestern's new president eyes increased research funding
Rebecca Blank—replacing Morton Schapiro and becoming Northwestern University's first female president—also wants to encourage students to break out of the Evanston bubble. "Universities that are great do not stay in their ivory towers." → Read More
How Chicago law firms stack up worldwide
Kirkland & Ellis continues to dominate, but not all Chicago law firms were winners in the new American Lawyer rankings. → Read More
Can this California law firm capitalize on Chicago startups?
Cooley, which represents more than a third of the country’s "unicorn" companies, wants a piece of the Midwestern market but faces a competitive legal landscape. → Read More
Goodman’s Bob Falls will step down after this season
After 35 years, the Goodman Theatre's artistic director will leave his role at the end of the 2022 program. → Read More
Easterseals CEO picked to lead United Way Worldwide
Angela Williams will take the job at the global nonprofit in October, becoming its first female and Black top executive. → Read More
Lawmakers press city about 'troubling' Head Start shakeup
Members of the state's congressional delegation demand to know why early childhood education programs unexpectedly lost funds this school year. → Read More
Lincoln Park Zoo taps first woman, scientist as CEO
The transition comes after a difficult year that forced the not-for-profit animal park to close for several months during the COVID-19 pandemic. → Read More
University of Illinois sets record
After a COVID-altered school year, the U of I saw enrollment gains across all campuses, a key measure of the pandemic's toll on access to higher education. → Read More
Chicago Cares names new CEO
The nonprofit's current leader is leaving after eight years at the helm and during a pandemic that's increased the need for volunteer services. → Read More
The year Chicago high school graduates were put to the test
For two- and four-year colleges that enrolled students during the pandemic, the challenge was in figuring out the right mix of in-person and virtual learning opportunities. → Read More
Loyola president to leave post
Jo Ann Rooney, who's led the Jesuit university based in Rogers Park since 2016, said she is stepping down after "deep reflection" to focus on "some personal issues that warrant more of my attention.” → Read More
Is Time Up for Tina Tchen?
The influential Chicago lawyer's involvement in the Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment scandal is raising thorny questions about the line between those who have access to power and those who hold power to account. → Read More
Adtalem switches CEOs mid-makeover
A new boss takes the reins as the former DeVry bets it all on medical and nursing schools. → Read More
City Council approves new Boys and Girls Club center on controversial police academy site
The nonprofit plans to build the $8 million club, funded by private donations, despite protests about its location from West Side activists. → Read More
How Big Law will handle the return to office
One managing partner expects firms to be “much more flexible” in allowing people to work from home. → Read More