Brandon Raphael Dupre

1 week ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Northwestern University announced today that it will continue to support research impacted by the Trump administration’s freeze of $790 million in federal funding that was reported earlier this month. In a message to the NU community, President Michael Schill and Board Chair Peter Barris wrote the school will continue to fund those grants targeted by the Trump administration, which has yet to officially notify the school of the funding freeze, according to the message.

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is joining the board of directors at The Joffrey Ballet. The Chicago arts nonprofit announced Emanuel and Jason Kalajainen, the former executive director of Luminarts Cultural Foundation and a nonprofit veteran, as the two newest members of the board for the 2025-28 term.

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

The Trump administration has frozen $790 million in federal funding for Northwestern University and more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University, according to the New York Times, which cites two administration officials. The funding freeze is mostly grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education and Health and Human Services, according to the Times.

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

A new fine-dining restaurant is coming to Bucktown this summer with a concept that is promising an elevated feel alongside the comforts of a friend's dinner party. Class Act is the debut restaurant from chef Nicolai Mlodinow, who previously worked at the now-closed Michelin-starred Temporis, and is expected to open this summer with a 13-course tasting menu priced around $200.

2 weeks ago | chicagobusiness.com | Brandon Raphael Dupre

Lawsuits filed by former Northwestern University football players in the wake of a hazing scandal that upended the school's athletics program are nearing an end in court. A group of former Wildcat football players has agreed to settle with Northwestern over lawsuits alleging hazing and other abusive behavior in the football program, according to reporting by Bloomberg News, which was confirmed to Crain’s by the school.