Saint John the Baptist gets a makeover at the Art Institute
By Puja Bhattacharjee A newly restored “Scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist” by Bartolommeo di Giovanni is among the paintings and objects
After-school program teaches native children their heritage
By Jiayan Jenny Shi Kelly Summers, 44, is a Chicago-born Native American who volunteers with Native Scholars, an after-school tutoring program at the American Indian Association of
Building a better tornado warning system
By Puja Bhattacharjee People start trickling into the National Severe Storms Laboratory holding coffee cups and laptops. By 8 a.m., eight people fill a room
Making materials in space – freeze it first
This summer a team of Northwestern University undergraduates will finalize instrumentation designs for a NASA satellite mission that will test the manufacturing of materials while in
Why the Cavs’ future depends on these NBA Finals…
By Allie Burger It’s now…or maybe not for a long time for the Cleveland Cavaliers if they don’t win the 2017 NBA Finals. Here’s a
Student researchers move step by step to prepare for NASA launch
By Lily Williams A combined team of undergraduates at Northwestern University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working together to build a satellite and instruments
Mole brings Pilsen community together
By Alissa Anderegg At the annual Mole de Mayo Festival, thousands of hungry Chicagoans come to explore the authentic Mexican flavors of the Pilsen neighborhood.
Video: Chicago co-ops gain momentum as sustainability, locavore movements grow
By Grace Austin Today’s food co-ops in Chicago are not your hippie commune cooperatives of the 1960s and 1970s. They are for-profit businesses that are
Chicago fast-food workers continue call for a $15 minimum wage
By Wenjing Yang Deshawn Bell, 35, is a fast food worker in Chicago. He has been working at a McDonald’s restaurant for the past ten
Undergraduate SpaceICE researcher wins prestigious engineering award
By Lily Williams Undergraduate materials science senior Lauren Kearney heads to Northwestern University’s SpaceICE lab on most days to work on the design for the
Local business brings healthy chocolate to Chicago
By Alissa Anderegg After struggling with depression for several years, Renee Faur knew it was time to make a change. She changed her outlook– and
Local musician teaches toddlers about healthy eating
By Alissa Anderegg As a professional singer and voiceover actress, Jamie Martin has performed at venues across the country. After giving birth to her first