April durable goods report shows business investment on the rise
By Taylor Hall Despite a drop in volatile aircraft orders that sent durable goods down slightly in April, economists said a strong rise in business investment was a positive sign for the economy. The U.S. Department of Commerce report Tuesday showed new orders for manufactured durable goods, including items like dishwashers, computers and machinery, fell […]
Video: Northwestern’s scientist uses baker’s yeast to create a laboratory in a bottle
By Angela Barnes A compact, affordable device to diagnose how well your kidneys function is under development at Northwestern University. Adebola Adeniran, a third year Ph.D. candidate in the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is creating this laboratory in a bottle using yeast, the simple ingredient we usually knead into bread dough. This yeast will […]
Video: Undocumented immigrant without proof of ID trapped in U.S.
By Coral Lu Indian native Raj has no legal status in the United States even though he has lived in Chicago for nearly 20 years. He has no passport, no credit card, no driver’s license and, most important, he has no identity here. “I don’t have a job; I help people in my community do […]
Honda knocks ‘Sox’ off Chicago for 30 years as South Side announcer
By Hannah Beery Thirty years ago, Eugene “Gene” Honda walked through the gates at Comiskey Park in hopes of a job with the South Side baseball team. At the stadium’s second-level offices, Honda watched as a security official glanced at him, then turned to a colleague and whispered, “You’re not going to believe what the […]
Dutch company popularizes veggies with snack packs
By Meghan Morris Getting kids to eat vegetables is tough – even if they’re royalty. The king of the Netherlands said in an interview in the Hague last week that he and his wife fight a continuous battle against sugar consumption by their three daughters, ages 11, 9 and 8. But the princesses will eat Tommies, a Dutch brand of […]
