High unemployment numbers bring music to the subway
by Rakesh Sharma
Chicago street musician numbers are swelling as unemployment persists. Not all of them are in it for the money, though.

Chicago street musician numbers are swelling as unemployment persists. Not all of them are in it for the money, though.
Mollison Elementary School students, faculty, parents and community members vow to do everything they can to prevent their school from being consolidated. At a hearing Monday, they expressed concerns about student safety and teacher jobs.
The candidates who raised the most money also received the most votes in last week’s razor-close gubernatorial primary. But while the candidates agreed money matters, experts said big wallets don’t win elections.
U.S. wholesale inventories fell 0.8 percent in December as producers worked to keep pace with rising sales, according to the monthly wholesale trade report released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday.
Jewish and Muslim poets, actors and singers from all over Chicago came together to spur dialogue between the two communities. While the audience enjoyed the food and performances, the organizers’ focused on building a permanently effective way to share issues between the city's Jews and Muslims.

A new study shows that Chicago restaurant workers are underpaid and unsafe. Lawmakers and labor organizers demand tighter restrictions on an industry that dominates the local economy, yet provides more bad jobs than good.
In the aftermath of a season of hotly contested primary races that often highlighted political corruption, Mayor Richard Daley proposes an ordinance to the City Council calling for an expansion in the powers of the Inspector General. Why? In the name of good government, Daley’s office says.
An upward trend of patent litigation between branded and generic pharmaceutical companies signifies a fierce competitive landscape.
