More than 400 people attended the second annual Autism Speaks Heroes Ball last week hosted by the Chicago chapter of Autism Speaks. The event, which included a live auction as well as a silent auction, recognized local autism heroes and raised funds and awareness for the Chicago area chapter of Autism Speaks.

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Once again proving the old adage, that gun control isn't about guns, but control. For in Chicago if you are common citizen you are denied the right that the elected officials claim for owning their guns. That being the natural God-given right to life and property, moreover to defend that property.

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- Crocs has shifted its global creative, media, digital and PR business to Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago, following a review. Independent C-K bested two of its Chicago neighbors, incumbent TimeZoneOne and Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett, in the pitch for the marketing account. Crocs spent about $12 million on measured media in the U.S. last year.

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- Get a bunch of longtime chief marketing officers in a room and you'll hear one thing for certain: lots and lots of questions about staying power. The Association of National Advertisers CMO Roundtable this past weekend was no exception. The group, comprised of Best Buy's Barry Judge, General Mills' Mark Addicks, Con Agra's Joan Chow and Fidelity ...

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- One would think Anheuser-Busch's Bud.TV experience would have served as adequate warning to Philip Morris USA about the perils of a web property sealed off from the rest of the internet. But nine months after an overhaul, the tobacco company's Marlboro.com site is drawing 1.5 million visitors a month.

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- Minneapolis marketing-services giant Carlson Marketing has been sold to Montreal-based Groupe Aeroplan, merging the two top global companies in the loyalty-marketing category. Groupe Aeroplan paid $175.3 million for Carlson, which ranked as the No. 15 agency company in the... Campaign - Carlson Marketing acquired by Nectar's Canadian owner

... of 5) Jim Moon is a wanderer. He's fascinated with the Chicago World's Fair and will not be satisfied until he gets a chance to see it ... War and forward to the start of the Great War, with stops at the Chicago Pullman strike and the 1893 World's Fair, ... and Barbara "helps" in ways that remind most of us of the adage "with friends like these...." The story gave me a ...

... us that Mr. Clean could at least man-up and call a spade a spade (for lack of a better adage). Alas, Tiger does appear to be drinking his Kool-Aid. And to think, this statement was ... , Elin, is reportedly being paid a hefty seven-figure amount to stay with her husband, according the Chicago Sun-Times. The money is being transferred into an account she controls. Additionally, Elin has demanded ...

... I thought about Magic Cyclops, feeling like he’s going nowhere in Denver, and that maybe Chicago will be the boost he needs. During his weeklong stay in the Windy City, Magic booked two ... ’80s worshipping fake Iowa native. Maybe Chicago really does get his act more. However, you can’t forget the old adage, “Wherever you go, there you are,” which implies that a change ...