
Northwestern prepares for third season, with hopes of a historic fourth
By Katy Winge When head coach Chris Collins took over the Northwestern program in 2013, he recruited players by trying to convince them his dream

Immigrants Protested Trump’s Executive Orders
By Wen-Yee Lee President Donald Trump signed executive orders to build a wall along the southern border with Mexico and deport illegal immigrants. Chicago’s immigrant

Student Artists Finish Their First Public Art Project
By Wen-Yee Lee Fifteen student artists are working with artists from Chicago Public Art Group to design a mosaic fountain for ChiCAT Arts School, Chicago

Northwestern aims to reach new heights in Big Ten Tournament
By Yifan Wu Between a Hail Mary buzzer-beater to beat Michigan and a nationally televised nail-biter loss Sunday to Purdue, the first week of March

Loyola Academy assistant juggles work, school and basketball
By Andres Waters As surgeons performed a routine debridement, an interesting conversation began in the operating room at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. With

In Japan, Chinese take jobs to serve Chinese visitors
By Beixi (Bessie) Xu When you walk on Tokyo’s street, it is not surprising to see store signs in Chinese, hear a Chinese accent

Korn/Ferry swings to profit
By Karen Lentz Los Angeles-based executive search firm Korn/Ferry International reported $23.9 million, or 42 cents per diluted share, in third-quarter earnings Monday, rebounding from

For some local athletes, road to D1 goes right through junior college
By Elan Kane Loyola guard Tyson Smith had been playing basketball for years, but nothing prepared him for that practice. It was his first at

Collins and Walker, an everlasting friendship
By Rosie Langello One of the top in-state prospects, Marquise Walker, a sophomore at St. Joseph High School is already receiving Division I offers. He

Why Wall Street May Be Losing Patience for Energy Giant Exxon
By Urvashi Verma Exxon Mobil Corp.’s new CEO Darren Woods announced that the company will spend more on refining operations and acquired projects such as

In a combative world, Aikido teaches defense, not aggression
By Puja Bhattacharjee Aikido is a non-violent and non-aggressive Japanese martial art form developed by Morehei Ueshiba in the early twentieth century. It is a comprehensive system

Customers go to Pete’s Barber Shop for the haircut, but stay for the atmosphere
By Shen Lu Goofy, silly, friendly. This is how Chicago barber Pete Huels, 40, describes his shop. Pete’s Barber Shop, located in Avondale, offers traditional,