Leo Burnett

Lee Rich dies at 93; advertising executive became a top TV producer

2012-05-26 00:00:00

He was a former advertising executive who became one of television's top producers, bringing powerhouse shows such as "Dallas," "Knots Landing" and "The Waltons" into American homes in the 1970s and '80s. Lee Rich, co-founder and former president of...

Pantone color-codes the queen for her Diamond Jubilee

2012-06-01 16:32:43

John Hughes dies at 59; writer-director of '80s teen films

2009-08-07 00:00:00

John Hughes, the influential writer-director who captured the humor and angst of the teen experience, 1980s style, in hit movies such as "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday. He was 59. Hughes, who...

10 'Mad Men' books to keep you going until 2012

2011-03-30 21:34:43

Smoking 'em out

2004-11-23 00:00:00

Harley Bates is steaming. He pushes past the off-duty cop standing in front of his ranch and charges the reporter and photographer. "Get the hell off my land!" he says. "Sir, I'm a reporter � " "You're scaring people taking their pictures as they drive...

Naperville Central honors notable alumni

2013-05-03 16:19:00

When Dave Linne graduated from Naperville Central High School he couldn't wait to leave the western suburbs. But years later looking back at his career writing ads for McDonald's, Kraft, Disney, Pepsi, Nintendo, Hallmark and more, he realized the impact...

Elizabeth Redmond, 1918-2013

2013-05-05 00:00:00

Elizabeth Redmond, a longtime librarian and researcher at Leo Burnett, could always be counted on to come up with information when it was needed. John Kinsella, a former CEO of the Chicago advertising agency, recalled talking to a client who was at a...

CIFF TV Awards tip hat to top creatives

2013-05-03 11:01:00

Luminaries from Chicago's television, advertising and filmmaking communities filled the ballroom at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival Television Awards gala April 23. More than 300 people were on hand as...

Culture clash: New history of Chicago taps into our malaise

2013-04-12 10:22:00

Thomas Dyja looked at me with abject horror, then humor, then, as his face crumbled in defeat, resignation. A face that said, "See? This is why I wrote a 412-page cultural history of Chicago at midcentury that — as much as it pulls together...

Downtown apartment units add up, as do rents

2013-01-17 00:00:00

They're back: Construction cranes. In downtown Chicago. Lots of them, a visible sign of the more than 2,600 luxury rental units that will be added to the apartment market this year. About every downtown neighborhood has a project in the works or in...

Jellyvision Lab CEO has shaped a culture of fun and hard work

2012-08-13 00:00:00

�Sept. 21 is an important date at Jellyvision Lab. For starters, it's Chief Executive Amanda Lannert's birthday. It also happens to be Mustache Day, an annual tradition at the Chicago-based technology company. Employees who are able to grow facial hair...

Indian-born adviser to Leo Burnett, colleagues navigates digital world

2012-11-12 00:00:00

On a warm September day in Chicago, Rishad Tobaccowala counseled a roomful of Leo Burnett executives on how to sell high-tech gadgets -- told in terms of hot dogs. �� Tobaccowala, who has spent 30 years at Leo Burnett and affiliated agencies,...

Anita Puri has joined the Ounce of Prevention Fund as its new chief marketing officer. She previously worked at Digitas, Inc., as the senior vice president, marketing client relationship lead.

2013-05-07 11:25:00

Media planning software firm Workhorse Software has appointed Heidi Feiler as its support manager. Feiler spent seven years at The Nielsen Co. in Chicago where she served as Midwest and senior Midwest account manager.

2013-05-07 11:25:00

Health care advertising agenct AbelsonTaylor has hired consumer advertising executive Beverly Wright as vice president and account director. Wright will be responsible for a major nutrition account and will also play a lead role in developing new consumer business for AbelsonTaylor.

2013-04-22 11:40:00