By Virginia Devlin, CEO, Current Global Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but does that apply to your professional life, too? For our more than 200 global employees, who have developed strong, interpersonal relationships in their offices and across our network, it is critical that we mainta...

By Joyce Lofstrom, MS, APR As PRSA Chicago members transitioned to at-home offices during the COVID-19 pandemic, independent PR practitioners were already in place with their business office ready to go. Yet, this new reality offers consistent challenges for so many in the profession.  Follow...

By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude) Controversy continues to surface regarding just about every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in these waning days of April, it’s readily apparent that controversy related to the virus and its impact on society and our way of life will cont...

The future is changing in ways no one anticipated and so has the role of every organization’s communications team. COVID-19 is keeping communicators on their toes, from being in the background to being the only source of updated information in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. While the econo...

From the start of her career, Abby Lovett had 14 plan B's. Upon graduation from DePauw University with a degree in English Composition, Abby moved to Chicago and accepted a position as an organizational consultant for Accenture, only to have that offer rescinded in the wake of September 11. In resp...

About Reception December 6, 2018The Arts Club of Chicago Jon Harris, Senior Vice President and CCO of Conagra, was honored November 29 as the Distinguished Senior Leader of 2018 by the Chicago Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Approximately 115 senior communications leaders jo...

It’s almost summer, PRSA Chicago! Thank you for your dedication to our chapter and for the feedback you’ve provided so far this year. We are committed to providing you with a valuable experience and want to continue the dialogue. What’s been working? What can we do to improv...

Welcome to a new year with PRSA Chicago! Spend a minute with Alison Bruder, chapter president for 2016 and watch this 50-second video message. PRSA Chicago 2016 - President's Welcome from Alison Bruder on Vimeo.