Bob Allen

Nov 30, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Bob Allen |Alex Michaelides |Kathy Reichs

A brooding novel of loyalty and corruption set on Chicago’s South Side. In Allen’s novel, a low-level politician on the verge of retirement struggles to hold his family together in the aftermath of a murder. One more election—that’s all Pat Sullivan, precinct captain of Chicago’s 51st Ward, has to make it through. For 32 years, he’s been in charge of curb repair, potholes, snow removal, and turning out votes in his working-class South Side neighborhood.

May 22, 2024 | venuesnow.com | James Zoltak |Oscar Areliz |Bob Allen |Christina Fuoco

TEAR DOWN THIS WALL: Charlotte Hornets officials, including team co-owner Gabe Plotkin, wearing a light blue pullover, and Spectrum Center GM Donna Julian, to his left, celebrate the start of arena upgrades. (Don Muret/Staff)CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — The Charlotte Hornets threw a “wall breaking” party on the plaza outside Spectrum Center on Monday to kick off of a two-year renovation of the 19-year-old NBA arena.

Feb 15, 2024 | venuesnow.com | J.R. Lind |Bob Allen |Oscar Areliz |James Zoltak

THREE TO VP: Lauren Caire, left, rises from director of finance to vice president of finance. Keena Cheatham moves from promoter rep to vice president of touring, and LeeAnn Rotondo rises from director of ticketing to vice president of ticketing. (Courtesy Messina Touring Group)Messina Touring Group has three new vice presidents. Lauren Caire rises from director of finance to vice president of finance.