Chicago coding bootcamp trains veterans for IT
By Wenjing Yang Conlin McManus, 23, heard about Code Platoon, a coding school in Chicago geared for veterans, two weeks before the end of his
Natural gas threatens future of nuclear energy
By Urvashi Verma Nuclear power, the glamorous, high-tech power of the future, may be losing the energy race to humble natural gas, as abundant U.S.
Discover Financial seen advancing with industry tailwind
By Katherine Hyunjung Lee Analysts are optimistic about growth prospects for Discover Financial Services in 2017 as the company continues to post stronger than expected
Controlling Asian carp remains a challenge
By Jiefei Liu Current barriers against Asian carp temporarily protect the Great Lakes, but fighting the invasive fish remains a challenge. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
Designer toy shop adjusts to changing market
By Jiefei Liu “Things come in and out of style,” said Whitney Kerr, president of Rotofugi Inc., a designer toy shop in Lincoln Park. The
Palette & Chisel serves art community for 120 years
by Jingnan Huo Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts was started in 1895 by a group of Art Institute night students who needed a
Logan Square toy store thrives despite retail headwinds
By Katherine Hyunjung Lee In a gentrifying neighborhood increasingly attractive to families and children, boutique toy store Play is thriving in an otherwise struggling toy
Jobless claims dip in latest sign of job market improvement
By Karen Lentz Initial unemployment insurance claims for the week ended March 11 trickled down to an advance figure of 241,000, a decrease of 2,000
A prescient entrepreneur rides the solar-power wave
By Urvashi Verma The anticipated ending of the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit for solar power installations caused a record-breaking boom in the solar industry
The Remedy brings smiles to ‘L’ riders at the Lake Stop
By Manasi Kaushik The Remedy, a Chicago-based musical group from the South Side, performs at the Red Line’s ‘L’ stop to bring hope, happiness and
Fed raises interest rates as expected
By Yingcong (June) Fu The Federal Reserve’s policy makers raised the federal funds rates rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday as expected, following their
Evanston’s European style bakery attracts customers for decades
By Yingcong (June) Fu Noah Plotkim, a resident of Evanston, has been coming to Bennison’s Bakery twice a month for ten years to buy his