Elaine Soloway

Elaine Soloway is president of Elaine Soloway Public Relations, and author of the memoir, The Division Street Princess, published by the Syren Book Company, 2006. The coming-of-age story of a girl, a store, and an immigrant Chicago neighborhood was named a 2006 Chicago Tribune Book of the Year.

She holds a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois Chicago, and her agency focuses on nonprofit organizations, small businesses, and authors. Nowadays, Elaine also helps clients navigate the new landscape of social networking. She lives in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood with her husband Tom and golden retriever Buddy. She has two daughters and three grandchildren. Both daughters are in the entertainment industry.

To learn more about Elaine Soloway, go to http://elainesolowaypr.com

Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: The Wrong War

Elaine Soloway writes: "The application for benefits required a copy of Tommy’s separation papers, medical evaluation from a physician, and current medical issues. The Air Force papers were in my hand. His diagnosis of Primary Progress Aphasia was filed in the folder marked 'Brain'." more »

Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: Matching Bands

Our gold wedding rings still encircle our fingers, but we’ve added an accessory just a few inches below these symbols of our union. We wear matching black flex bands with 2-inch-wide stainless metal plates. The engraving on the the inside of Tommy's reads: "Call Wife, Elaine Soloway," and my cell phone number. more »

Elaine's Caregiving Series: Tommy Sleeps Through the Night

I’m on the living room couch watching the numbers on the DVR’s digital clock. It's 3:30 in the morning, and I'm praying Tommy doesn't wake up before his alarm, like he did yesterday. (This is a typical wake up time for me, so I wasn't angry, just scared.) more »

Never Too Old to Talk Tech: Ah Yes, I Remember It Well

In my previous life my office desk, computer, bathroom mirror, and other surfaces were covered with Post-It Notes. Then ancient tree products and writing instruments were old hat, and programs or applications replaced all of those Pitman-penmanship stickies more »

Elaine Soloway

Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: The Wrong War

Elaine Soloway's Caregiving Series: Matching Bands

Elaine's Caregiving Series: Tommy Sleeps Through the Night

Never Too Old to Talk Tech: Ah Yes, I Remember It Well

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