Northwestern and UIUC undergrads race to finish satellite for orbit
By Lily Williams Imagine NASA in action. A rocket, pushing off a landing base and away into the skies with titanic force, smoke and fire. An
Chicagoans preserve their Cambodian heritage
By Peter Jones Khemarey Khoeun will become the first Cambodian-American woman to hold office in the U.S. after being elected to the Skokie Park District
Last-minute tips for filing your tax return
By Shen Lu Tick, tock. There is less than one week to go before the deadline to file your 2016 federal income tax return. If
‘Fiesta’ brings health services to Chicago’s Latina community
By Alissa Anderegg After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, Venus Ginés decided there needed to be more health awareness and education for other
Dance therapy helps heal people with impairments or special needs
By Puja Bhattacharjee Music and dance can help relieve stress. Dance therapy uses dance set to music to help heal people with social or psychological impairments
Englewood couple opens home as a haven to children of all ages
By Alex Whittler Quilen and Hannah Blackwell offer a place of refuge to children in an area that often makes headlines for its gun violence
Skokie animal hospital treats only exotic pets
By Puja Bhattacharjee Chicago Exotics Animal hospital opened its doors in November 2000 in Skokie, Ill. The clinic was started by Dr. Susan Horton who
Some UIC Workers Working Without a Contract
By Wen-Yee Lee On campus resistance day, workers held simultaneous nationwide rallies. Workers from University of Illinois Chicago, who picketed outside the hospital, are calling
Road to glory not always easy for Northwestern’s Scottie Lindsey
By Astasia Williams SALT LAKE CITY – Scott “Scottie” Lindsey has helped Northwestern men’s basketball write the most important chapter in program history. But Lindsey’s
Taxes and housing prices drive some Chicagoans out
By Yingcong (June) Fu The third largest city in the U.S., Chicago has been seeing a slow population growth due to high tax rates and
Japanese startups face hurdles in exit opportunities
By Katherine Hyunjung Lee Entrepreneurship is becoming a more accepted career path in Japan, but certain persistent traits of Japan’s economy and culture are adding
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