Consumer price rise slows, stirring renewed Fed action speculation
By Roxanne (Yanchun) Liu Medill Reports Consumer Price Index growth slowed to 0.2 percent in February from 0.5 percent in the prior month, the U.S.
U.S. Small Business Optimism Reaches 25-Year High
By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports Small business owners are feeling large and in charge as their outlook reaches a 25-year high, according to the National
Questions about nursing and masculinity persist
By Gwen Aviles Medill Reports Take a second and think of a famous nurse. Who popped into your mind? Maybe Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton or
Navistar posts loss but beats estimate, remains optimistic
By Richard Foster-Shelton Medill Reports Navistar International Corp. (NYSE:NAV) based in Lisle, Ill., reported an exacerbated net loss but beat analysts’ expectations, for its first
Q&A: Liberty, Security, Sacrifice, Feeling Safe
By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports The shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, demonstrate that the emotional impact of a tragedy leads
Mass shootings have far-reaching mental-health consequences, say experts
By Ilana Marcus Medill Reports In the weeks following the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Chicago-based psychologist Nancy Molitor noticed that the tragedy was surfacing repeatedly
Loyola women’s basketball ends season with loss to Valpo in conference tournament
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports MOLINE – Loyola players and coaches hung around the TaxSlayer Center after their game to watch the Missouri Valley’s award
Tokyo vintage boutique covets overseas market
By Charlene Zhang Medill Reports Tokyo–Walking around Shibuya, the major commercial ward in Tokyo, one can never find too many trend-busters and street stylists. This
Weekly jobless claims rise off lows as market awaits Friday’s Jobs Report
By Brian Baker Medill Reports Initial weekly jobless claims rose during the week ended March 3 after hitting the lowest level since December 1969 in
Taking a tip from the plants: Mimicking photosynthesis to produce fuels
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran Nathan La Porte dreams of a field full of solar panels leading to a pump in the corner fueling station. The sun shines
A family affair: Four brothers launch Chicago’s newest gaming lounge
By Jourdan Kerl Medill Reports Carlos, Ricardo, Francisco and Ozzie Flores raced home after school as children to compete against one another in their favorite
Lake Central wins sectional championship and defends home court
Erik Alcantar Medill Reports Lake Central High School (St. John) defeated Oliver P. Morton High School (Hammond) 75-46 to claim the school’s 11th Sectional Championship