Barbara Roche

The Fourth of July weekend is ready to light up the Chicago area, with fireworks shows scheduled from the lakefront to the far suburbs. Navy Pier will anchor the city celebration with what it calls the largest and longest Independence Day display in its history, while dozens of communities across Chicagoland will host their own fireworks, parades, concerts, food festivals and family events.

AbelsonTaylor Group, a leading independent healthcare marketing and communications agency, announced that Kelly Ofman has joined the agency as Vice President, Account Director. Ofman brings more than 15 years of experience leading integrated pharmaceutical marketing initiatives across consumer and healthcare professional (HCP) audiences, with deep expertise in specialty and immunology brands.

Migrants are often presented as a burden, but no one can deny the impact they have had on Britain's intellectual life. One quarter of Britain's Nobel Prize winners in science were born abroad. Our religious, philosophical and ideological heritage has often been inspired by migrants, from royal patrons (Prince Rupert, Prince Albert) to refugees (Ralf Dahrendorf, Isaiah Berlin).