3D printed bone may hold key to treating birth defects and accidents

By Puja Bhattacharjee The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year, about 2,650 babies are born with a cleft palate and 4,440 babies are born with a cleft lip with or without a cleft palate in the U.S. It is a birth defect where a missing bone in the upper palate […]

Boat show makes a comeback

Boat, RV & Strictly Sail Show

By Puja Bhattacharjee The winter and rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the hundreds who attended the 87th Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail show. The show hosted at McCormick Place from January 11-15, featured over 600 boats, a dozen RVs and over 200 boating and sailing seminars.

Chicago’s LGBTQ community gearing up for Trump presidency

By Puja Bhattacharjee The LGBTQ community in Chicago is not taking any chances on President-elect Donald Trump’s shifting statements. Organizations and groups advocating LGBTQ rights are hosting on-going events to calm, organize and inform the community about their rights and the resources available to them. On November 28, the Center on Halsted organized A Call to Rise […]

For the love of birds: Carolyn Marsh’s 30-year fight for the Hammond environment

Carolyn Marsh fills the bird feeders in the sanctuary in Hammond, Indiana

By Puja Bhattacharjee Plan to navigate through the Horseshoe Casino parking lot and take a short walk along the lakefront before you can get to the turnstile entrance of the Hammond Bird Sanctuary in Hammond, Indiana. I followed Carolyn Marsh, 72, into the sanctuary early one morning. Marsh cleaned the bird baths inside the sanctuary, […]