Certain trips acquire an almost mythical quality over time: You leave home at the right moment and return just as it passes. You have friends to visit along your route, and all of them are delighted ...

So, this column's intent is to highlight a relatively unknown clock maker and tell a story about how it briefly rose to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — Christmas is less than two weeks ...