Want to store more gasoline in your tank? Startup hopes to help
By Kaitlin Schuler What if there was a way to make vehicles’ gas tanks more efficient and safer for the environment? A way to make portable oxygen tanks more practical and manageable for those who need them? NuMat Technologies Inc., a startup in Skokie, is engineering a way to make both a reality. The company aims […]
Can’t stop, won’t stop: Illinois Tech athletes play multiple sports year round
By Grant Miller Illinois Tech recruited Ryan Barnes for his hoops skills. But the day before the final basketball game of the season, he played above the net, not the rim, and spiked a volleyball against Robert Morris University. “They’re done tomorrow,” head coach Katherine Zulandt said after the game. “So he’s mine for the […]
Chicago architects design tiny solution to youth homelessness
By Harry Huggins Three Chicago-based architects won a competition to design a minuscule solution to a large problem, youth homelessness. The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced Thursday that Terry Howell, Marty Sandberg and Lon Stousland won the first ever Tiny Homes Competition. A prototype of their design will take center stage […]
Suggestion to abolish bottled water tax amid Chicago tap water lead concern
By Ruojing Liu Richard Boykin, Cook County Commissioner of the 1st District, suggested Chicago abolish the 5-cent bottled water tax amid concerns over lead contamination in the city’s drinking water system. The Chicago Tribune recently published a series of stories on possible lead contamination risks in Chicago’s tap water as construction work disrupts service lines […]
Local HIV organizations oppose Rauner’s 2017 budget
By Ruojing Liu Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year cuts $7.4 million from the Illinois state general HIV/AIDS fund compared to about $25.4 million last year. The approximate 30 percent cut raised some eyebrows among local organizations that serve the HIV/AIDS community. On February 17, Gov. Rauner proposed a budget for […]
Climate change threatens national parks
By Claire Donnelly The glaciers in Glacier National Park are melting. Snowpack in Yellowstone National Park is decreasing. Blueberry bushes in Acadia National Park are flowering weeks earlier than they did more than 100 years ago. These are just some of the ways that climate change is threatening the national parks.
Can you sit and stay fit?
By Sony Kassam and Sarah Very Three University of Chicago graduates want to change the way people think about health in the workplace. Frustrated by the lack of affordable and accessible workplace fitness options during their summer internships and post-graduate jobs, Arnav Dalmia, Shivani Jain and Ryota Sekine decided to take matters into their own […]
Underrepresented ethnic cuisines want a place at Chicago’s mainstream dining table
By Michael Bacos Lauran Smith is a fan of Chicago’s Restaurant Week. But there was something about the event that frustrated her. “I was upset to find out that few restaurants were black-owned that I wanted to patronize,” said Smith. So she decided to do something “to expose and give support to a lot more of our […]
From Vietnam to Old Town: Café owner shares her story
By Carlos D. Williamson and Ya Zhou Video by Vishakha Darbha Vung Nguyen has been a survivor her entire life. Even when she was forced to move from her home country to a refugee camp as a girl, she remained optimistic. After her family moved to the United States, Nguyen hoped her situation would […]
Millennials’ ambition tops loyalty
By Steven Porter Andrew Jachna switched jobs this month, less than a year after he finished college. The 23-year-old real estate analyst didn’t hesitate when he spotted an opportunity with another company he felt could keep his career moving forward. That mentality places him in good company for his age bracket.
