• Grant Thornton LLP named CEO Stephen M. Chipman, 52, of Wilmette, senior vice chair effective Jan. 1, 2015. The appointment follows the firm’s announcement in June of J. Michael McGuire assuming the role as CEO in 2015. In this role, Chipman will lead the firm’s international and public policy operations. He will also remain active with major client relationships and in numerous professional, business and civic organizations.
• Republic Bank of Chicago, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., participated in and financially supported a golf tournament fundraising event on Sept. 28 for the purchase of insulin pumps for diabetic children.
• Lake County Illinois Family Law Firm, Schlesinger & Strauss, LLC. , is honored to announce that the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin/Chicago Lawyer Magazine has recognized Michael S. Strauss as one of the most talented up and coming young lawyers in Illinois, with his selection to the 40 Under Forty 2014 list by the Law Bulletin Publishing Company.
• Deerfield resident Scott R. Evans, a Northwestern Mutual Financial Representative and Managing Director based in Northbrook, is receiving the company’s Emerald award based on an outstanding year of helping clients achieve financial security. Northwestern Mutual recognized Evans at its 134th Annual Meeting held in Milwaukee, Wis. Evans joins an exclusive group of financial professionals across the country who have achieved this recognition.
• GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc., a leading environmental and geotechnical consulting firm, is pleased to announce Huff & Huff, Incorporated (www.huffnhuff.com) in Oak Brook, Illinois as a subsidiary. Huff & Huff is a multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm providing environmental, natural resources and compliance consulting services to the private, public, architectural/engineering and transportation sectors for more than 35 years.
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