Chicago independent booksellers join forces against Amazon
By Shen Lu The arrival of Amazon’s new brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago has brought local independent booksellers together. The Chicagoland Independent Bookstore Alliance is promoting
Chinese students flock to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
By Shen Lu The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign enrolls more Chinese students than almost any other university in the country. The 5,629 Chinese students
Chi-Town Browns Backers keep fingers crossed for Cleveland
By Grace Austin Cleveland Browns fans often speak of the “Factory of Sadness,” a nickname for FirstEnergy Stadium, where the often-losing NFL team plays. Since the
AfriCaribe brings Chicagoans together with Puerto Rican music and dance
By Alissa Anderegg On the last Saturday of each month, up to 200 Chicagoans gather in West Town to celebrate their community through song and dance. These
Meet the bike courier who delivers food as a career
By Tian Li and Shen Lu What do you know about the person who delivers your sushi?
Brew Bike: First ever student-run coffee business at Northwestern University
By Manasi Kaushik & Michael Davis A 19-year-old sophomore-entrepreneur, Lucas Philips, has founded the first ever student-run coffee business – Brew Bike – on Northwestern
Basketball brings opportunity to West Side high schooler
By Lauren Baker and Peter Jones Basketball is everything for Michael Flenory. The West Side native started playing in the sixth grade. Since then, the sport
LGBT artist uses art to express politics, gender identity
By Grace Austin and Zhu Zhu Artist Brad Leslie is known for his landscape and portrait paintings. But following last November’s presidential election, his work
Old Sears headquarters transitions into affordable housing
By Shen Lu As Sears, Roebuck & Co. reports multibillion-dollar losses in sales and faces a seemingly fraught future, the prospects of its old headquarters
Westinghouse senior builds a bright future with a best friend
By Allie Burger Coreyoun Rushin’s got a lot going on. He is one of the top high school basketball prospects in the city. He has
Pop-up venture unites local businesswomen for extended success
By Allie Burger Local businesswomen are working together under the philosophy that no one individual is stronger than the group. The Boss Babe pop-up shop
West Side showcase provides college opportunities for local basketball players
By Allie Burger and Jacob Rogers Chicago basketball guru Daniel Poneman has teamed up with NBA player Evan Turner to provide local high school and