Gun stores see rise in profits amidst post-Parkland gun legislation
By Chris Kwiecinski Medill Reports Sales in Illinois gun stores have risen in the past month, as gun owners fear their firearms will be confiscated or gun costs will rise due to potential legislative changes, gun-store owners said this week. The potential new laws stem from reaction to the Parkland shooting last month. According to […]
Consumer price rise slows, stirring renewed Fed action speculation
By Roxanne (Yanchun) Liu Medill Reports Consumer Price Index growth slowed to 0.2 percent in February from 0.5 percent in the prior month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, stirring divergent anticipations of the likely timing of the Federal Reserve’s next move to curb inflation. The February bump was in line with the Wall […]
U.S. Small Business Optimism Reaches 25-Year High
By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports Small business owners are feeling large and in charge as their outlook reaches a 25-year high, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The NFIB index of small business optimism rose .7 to 107.6 in February, up from 106.9 in January and exceeding a predicted 107.1. “After years of […]
After Parkland, a Surge in Advocacy, Illinois Groups Say
By Nathan Rizzo Medill Reports Following the Parkland shooting, the opening lines to this latest act in a tired, nationwide drama are being written: Gun control is, once again, in play. A new cast, however, may be waiting in the wings. In Illinois, lawmakers on Wednesday will vote on whether to bar individuals under 21 […]
Questions about nursing and masculinity persist
By Gwen Aviles Medill Reports Take a second and think of a famous nurse. Who popped into your mind? Maybe Florence Nightingale, Clara Barton or Mary Breckinridge? The assumption that nursing is an almost exclusively-female field continues to persist, even as more men have steadily entered the profession since the 1970s. A recent study by […]
Navistar posts loss but beats estimate, remains optimistic
By Richard Foster-Shelton Medill Reports Navistar International Corp. (NYSE:NAV) based in Lisle, Ill., reported an exacerbated net loss but beat analysts’ expectations, for its first quarter ended Jan. 31. The company reported a net loss of $73 million, or 74 cents per diluted share, compared with a loss of $62 million, or 76 cents per […]
Educators push back against guns in schools
By Kaitlin Englund Medill Reports As the one-month anniversary of the Parkland school shooting nears, and lawmakers debate provisions for gun safety and reform, Chicago-area educators say that arming teachers is not a viable solution and challenge the nation’s leaders to find alternative solutions. “I think it’s so beyond ridiculous,” said Matt Walsh, a history […]
Immigrants wonder, worry about gun culture
By Serena Yeh Medill Reports More than 30 years ago, Satnaam Singh Mago’s grandfather was murdered by gun in the United Kingdom. “For my mom, it took her about maybe 20, 25 years after her father’s death where she could actually talk about some of the dark things that happened to him,” Mago, a youth […]
Q&A: Liberty, Security, Sacrifice, Feeling Safe
By Giulia Petroni Medill Reports The shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, demonstrate that the emotional impact of a tragedy leads people to question the existing security measures and demand for some reinforcements. The expanded use of metal detectors, lock-down policies and surveillance cameras, however, also challenge people’s freedom. Are individuals […]
Mass shootings have far-reaching mental-health consequences, say experts
By Ilana Marcus Medill Reports In the weeks following the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Chicago-based psychologist Nancy Molitor noticed that the tragedy was surfacing repeatedly during sessions with her patients, even though it happened more than a thousand miles away. “They were coming in for other issues, but it was the first thing on their […]