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Covers:  Events, nonprofits, arts and culture, travel, Chicago, dining scene, fashion, celebrity, cultural institutions, current affairs, film, human interest, and more.
Media personality | Crain's Chicago Business | Associate Publisher Chicago Star Media | CandidCandace.com | SAG/AFTRA | CandidCandaceTV | Podcast

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CANDACE JORDAN (“Candid” Candace Jordan): Award-winning media personality, founder CandidCandace.com; Associate Publisher Chicago Star Media , former Chicago Now blogger , host of "Candid Candace TV , model/actress (SAG/AFTRA), a former Chicago Tribune columnist (Candid Candace, a weekly social column covering Chicago’s nonprofit community); event host and public speaker.

"Candid" Candace Jordan has been a notable fixture on the Chicago social scene since her arrival in 1974 from a small town…

Candace Jordan’s Journalist Portfolio

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Candace Jordan shares her story: From a small Illinois town to a Playboy Bunny

Candace Jordan shares her story: From a small Illinois town to a Playboy Bunny

Candace Jordan shares her story: From a small Illinois town to a Playboy Bunny (Fox-32 Chicago, Sylvia Perez …

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Candace Jordan - Chicago Tribune

Candace Jordan - Chicago Tribune

Candace Jordan writes the Tribune's weekly Candid Candace column. She's an award-winning media personality wh…

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Candid Candace - Chicago Star

Candid Candace - Chicago Star

There's no other experience in Chicago that marks the beginning of the holiday season like the Christkindlmar…

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Candace Jordan - Orlando Sentinel

Candace Jordan - Orlando Sentinel

Candace Jordan writes the Tribune's weekly Candid Candace column. She's an award-winning media personality wh…

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Candace Jordan: How celebrity journalist 'Candid Candace' is giving back to Chicago

Candace Jordan: How celebrity journalist 'Candid Candace' is giving back to Chicago

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Actress, model, blogger, socialite. Candace Jordan is a non-stop swirl on the Chicago scene.…

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On former Playboy centerfold and society blogger Candace Jordan

On former Playboy centerfold and society blogger Candace Jordan

Candace Jordan and I are standing at a bar, and a group of handsome men are looking our way. "You two look li…

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Candid Candace: Lookingglass Theatre raises $1 million at David Schwimmer-led costume ball

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By Candace Jordan 
| Crain's Chicago Business
Lookingglass Theatre raised more than $1 million at its lively and creative Come As You Aren’t Ball, a costumed benefit celebrating the art of costume design and the company’s 38-year tradition of bold, ensemble-created work.
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Candid Candace: Ronald McDonald House gala raises $1.6 million for families facing health crises

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By Candace Jordan 
| Crain's Chicago Business
More than 700 supporters gathered at event venue The Geraghty on April 25 for the annual gala benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana, helping raise over $1.6 million to support families with hospitalized children across the region.
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From lab to love: PAWS Chicago welcomes rescued beagles

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By Candace Jordan 
| BLOX Digital Content Exchange
PAWS Chicago rescues 25 adorable beagles from research facility. (Photo | PAWS Chicago) In a rescue effort that captured hearts across the country, PAWS Chicago stepped in to help save 25 beagles from a life inside a now-closed research facility. The emotional mission not only gave these dogs a second chance, it also highlighted the power of community, compassion, and the growing movement to end the use of animals in testing.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! In high school I won awards for my quick fingers! LOL!

How is social media changing news?

It delivers news faster than lightning and allows it to be seen, in many cases, happening in real time.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means I have a great opportunity to share good news.

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