News - McCormick Place
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Rahnesha White, UNITY Communications Manager, +1-703- 854-3587, rwhite@unityjournalists.org CHICAGO, July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental activist Winona LaDuke and James Makawa, CEO of The Africa Channel will be featured at the UNITY plenary session "What the World Needs Now: Globalization, the New Economies and the Role of the Media." This session, sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company, will look at significant challenges and changes across the globe - from economic growth to health issues to war and peace-and the role of media and communication in telling these stories.
By Kathy Bergen, Chicago Tribune Jan. 7--The possible scenarios for construction of a second major convention hotel to serve McCormick Place are multiplying, with a private developer throwing its hat in the ring this week.