
War on the Shore showcases basketball, epilepsy awareness
By Eric Burgher Six of the top high school basketball teams in the Chicago area competed this weekend, but the focus of the day was

White Sox fans “so over” Cubs’ success
By Elan Kane It is not easy being a White Sox fan these days. Susan Padove is a self-described White Sox “lifer.” She has been

Protesters rock O’Hare over immigration ban
By Shen Lu America feels like a “huge prison” to Hadia Zarzour now. Zarzour, 37, a Muslim Syrian who holds a green card and works

U.S. economic growth rate slowed by wider trade deficit
By Yingcong (June) FU The U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew at an estimated seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter, up 1

Ramblers Revamp: By the Numbers
By Andres Waters After inconsistent play lead to a 5-5 start, Loyola Academy found its stride at just the right time. The Ramblers are hoping

U.S. trade deficit for goods narrows in December
by Jingnan Huo The U.S. international trade deficit for goods narrowed to $65 billion in December from $65.3 billion in November, seasonally adjusted, according to

Junior college transfer finding success at Loyola
By Elan Kane Shawn Trochim, the McLennan (Tex.) Community College athletic director, called men’s basketball coach Kevin Gill one day to talk about the actions

Fewer millennials buy homes though wages rise
By Zhu Zhu An improving job market and rising wages in 2016 had housing experts and economists predicting that millennials, those between the age of

3D printed bone may hold key to treating birth defects and accidents
By Puja Bhattacharjee The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year, about 2,650 babies are born with a cleft palate and

Wheels of Change: Dating for Gay Men with Disabilities
By Peter Jones Peter Vishneski was 20 years old when a car accident left him paralyzed from the chest down. The Oak Park native was

Metals markets get a Trump boost
By Jiefei Liu Metals markets are rallying, due to expected economic growth and inflation pressure, and insiders expect the trend to keep going for some

The formula of Curie’s Terry Smith Jr.
By Astasia Williams It’s two hours before game time at Curie High School. There’s one player shooting from the three-point line and 10 more under