Jensen Huang and the Rise of Nvidia: A Profile of the AI Chip Pioneer
A neutral profile of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, from his early life to the AI chip boom, and why the company’s size matters to Chicago-area investors.
Innovators
Scientists, founders, makers and civic inventors with Evanston roots, past and present.
Laurens Hammond, the Evanston-Born Inventor Behind the Tonewheel Organ
Evanston-born engineer Laurens Hammond built a silent clock, a 3-D film system and a card-dealing table before his 1934 patent for the electric organ.
Elon Musk’s Companies and Their Footprint in the Chicago Area
A neutral profile of Elon Musk and his companies, Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink and X, and where they show up in Illinois, from Highland Park to Schaumburg.
Charles G. Dawes: Banker, Vice President, Evanston Neighbor
Charles G. Dawes, banker and U.S. vice president, shared the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize for the Dawes Plan and lived in Evanston from 1909 until 1951.
Donald Trump: From Family Real Estate Firm to the Chicago River Skyline and a Second Term
A neutral profile of Donald Trump’s business career, his Trump International Hotel and Tower on the Chicago River, and the start of his second term in 2025.
Frances Willard, the Organizer Who Built a Movement from an Evanston Home
Frances Willard led the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union from 1879 to 1898, tying temperance to suffrage and reform from her Evanston home, now a museum.
Five Evanston Startups to Pitch at Downtown Showcase During Entrepreneurship Week
Five Evanston startups get five minutes each to pitch a panel and audience at a Nov. 18 showcase at Rotary International during Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Kelly Cutler Builds Kona Company, a Digital Marketing Firm, on Chicago Avenue
Kelly Cutler left corporate marketing, sold her search agency in 2014 and opened Kona Company at 721 Chicago Ave. in Evanston with a small client roster.
Food Startups to Pitch at May 7 Showcase on Payne Street
Five Evanston food and beverage startups were set to give five-minute pitches May 7, 2015, at Now We’re Cookin’, the Payne Street shared-kitchen incubator.
Five Evanston Startups to Pitch at Rotary Headquarters March 26
Five Evanston companies, from a home drone to a snarl-proof headphone sleeve and boxed wine, were scheduled to give five-minute pitches on March 26, 2015.
Evanston Startup Showcase Set for March 26 at Rotary International Headquarters
Five Evanston startups will get five minutes each to pitch a panel and audience on March 26, 2015, at Rotary International’s headquarters in Evanston.
WildHacks: A Bicycle Helmet App Wins Northwestern’s First Intercollegiate Hackathon
More than 400 students took part in WildHacks at Northwestern in November 2014; the top prize went to BikeSight, a helmet that lights up through arm gestures.