Exec hired as “key leader” leaves United
By Shen Lu United Continental Holdings Inc.’s chief commercial officer, Julia Haywood, has stepped down after less than six months on the job, the airline confirmed Friday. Haywood’s responsibilities included sales, network planning, pricing and revenue management. Haywood, a former Boston Consulting Group partner, was hired on August 18, along with Andrew Levy, chief financial […]
Mother daughter puppet team performs as part of international puppet theater festival
By Wen-Yee Lee The International Puppet Theater Festival is welcoming hundreds of puppeteers from January 19-29. Founder and puppeteer of Jabberwocky Marionettes, a Chicago-based puppet theater, Lolly Extract and her daughter performed their own show at the Chicago Cultural Center. “Jabberwock” was a dragon in the book Alice in Wonderland, from which she named her […]
Plan for $1.1 billion in federal funds to rebuild North Side CTA stations criticized
By Miles Painter In the final days of his presidency, President Barack Obama approved more than a billion dollars of federal grant money to overhaul and improve four stations on the North Side Red Line. The funds will be used to reconstruct the Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle and Lawrence stations. All four stops are nearing […]
