Sugar Rautbord

The accumulation of a fine art collection in this poped-out global economy is a visible indicator that all is well within the walls of the collector upon whose walls the modern masters are hanging like exquisite Certificates of Deposit. And if an art collection is finely honed, it accrues value...

Sugar Rautbord was recently appointed to MAX SOUND's Advisory Board

In the 1980s, the music industry was energized with the introduction of the Compact Disc. In the 2000s, High Definition video changed how we watched television. In 2011, an innovative company in Santa Monica, California is going to change...

Larry King was the pitcher. Larry threw out the first pitch for...

To understand how Chicago politics works one need only do a doctoral thesis on the Daley I mayoral years, the Daley II mayoral years -- both of which turned Chicago into The City That Works -- or watch a West Wing-like television series that I may have to co-write, Man...

The Halston fashion house was revitalized Monday night, but with more emphasis on structured American elegance than the noisy beat of Studio 54. Austrian-born Marios Schwab created his debut collection for the House of Halston, famous for its eponymous collections of jumpsuits and one-shouldered dresses designed for lounging at New...

She will knock the Washington Post and Washingtonian photographers out of their socks.

Newly appointed White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers moves like Beyoncé and wears clothes like Tyra Banks. Indeed, her backless gowns and designer dresses have rendered her one of Chicago's Best-Dressed Beauties for years.

Let's put that...

"Winability," affability, experience,( i.e. a Clintonian Cabinet ready to hit the ground running) were the key catch-phrases the 250 guests left with along with their 'Hillary for President' badges from the Chicago Dinner with Hillary co-hosted by the husband and wife duo of JB and MK Pritzker last week in...