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Press Releases

Second Act Donates $100K Worth of Wigs to Cancer Survivors at Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources

press release 03.27.25
Second Act Cancer Recovery Boutique—a boutique focused on helping individuals facing cancer regain and maintain a positive self-image through carefully selected post-breast surgery products - is proud to announce the donation of 365 wigs, with a retail value of $100,000, to the Northwestern Medicine Living Well Cancer Resources Center in...

TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. Names New President and Chief Executive Officer

press release 02.13.25
TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Mary Falcon as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. In her new role, Mary will lead all TAWANI Enterprises brands and manage the organization’s staff. Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Retired), founder of TAWANI Enterprises, has transitioned...

Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Pritzker Named as 2024 Philanthropist of the Year for Best in Biz Awards

press release 01.08.25
TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. is proud to announce that its Chairwoman, Lieutenant Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), was named a Silver winner for the 14th Annual Best in Biz Awards’ Philanthropist of the Year in the Executive of the Year category. Lt. Colonel Pritzker, who received the Bronze...

Colonel Jennifer Pritzker and TAWANI Foundation Honored with Two Globee Leadership Awards

press release 10.24.24
October 24, 2024 –TAWANI Enterprises, Inc. is proud to announce that its Founder and CEO, Colonel Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), has been named as a 2024 Silver Globee® winner for CEO of the Year at the 12th Annual Globee Awards. Additionally, TAWANI Foundation, led by Colonel Pritzker, has...

In The News

Notable Commercial Real Estate Leaders

Crain's Chicago Business 07.30.24

TAWANI Property Management, the residential and commercial real estate arm of TAWANI Enterprises, Inc., announces that its Chief Operating Officer of Real Estate, Kimberlee Carr, was named a “Notable Real Estate Leader” by Crain’s Chicago Business.

TAWANI Foundation Gifts $10M to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Yahoo! News 06.07.24

TAWANI Foundation, through its founder, Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired), announces its commitment of $10 million to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSO). The multi-year gift includes a $5 million challenge grant, incentivizing other donors to join the effort.

Roundtable on Labor and Employment

Crain's Chicago Business 10.18.22

TAWANI Enterprises, Inc.'s Director of Human Resources, Nicole Pettis, joined Crain’s Chicago Business for a roundtable on labor and employment.

 

Book Award Winner: Lita & Jean: Memoirs of Two Generations of Military Women

Nonfiction Authors Association 08.03.22

A shattering tell–all: the fight of this mother and daughter for themselves, each other, and the world around them is a painful yet riveting account of family, service, and love.