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Tiny bird fossil named after John Rowe

05/06/13 — “He's someone who definitely understands our mission. So it seemed like a good thing to do,” Field Museum researcher says.

05/03/13 — He juggles his kids' rowing meets, soccer games and washing his cars with a fancy dinner with President Bill Clinton.

05/02/13 — Suncast CEO Thomas Tisbo purchased the Palm Beach property from Chicago real-estate developer Fred Latsko.

Ann Lurie surprised by Kanye/Kim donation

05/01/13 — "She read it online," said a spokeswoman for the namesake of Lurie Children's Hospital, which will receive donations in the name of the A-list couple.

04/30/13 — A scholarship fund is being named after Pearl Rieger, who helped found the Chicago private school.

04/29/13 — The interior designer will showcase her alligator-skin purses and end tables at the Accessories Show in Manhattan.

04/29/13 — "Norwich created the concept of ROTC, a program that enabled me to qualify as an Army officer," says the retired Illinois Army National Guard colonel.

04/26/13 — Milwaukee financier Ab Nicholas and Chicago construction executive Richard Pepper's gifts are the largest in the diocese's history.

04/25/13 — "Inertia has brought us to this moment," said Mr. Sanchez, who spoke passionately at yesterday's fundraiser for an Ounce of Prevention.

Robin Thicke, Robert Plant, Neon Trees to headline Taste

04/24/13 — Food trucks will be on hand for the concerts at Petrillo Music Shell.

For 13 Pritzker cousins, a surprise legal issue

04/23/13 — The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has filed a condemnation lawsuit to acquire land held in part by a trust that names the Pritzker cousins.

04/22/13 — She gives an uplifting talk about juggling family and career during the annual Network for Women luncheon.

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Crain's keeps tabs on how CEOs run their businesses. But the money trail doesn't stop there. Columnist Shia Kapos writes scoops about Chicago power brokers and their back-room deals, big donations and what happens once they leave the office.