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 […]
Loyola women’s basketball ends season with loss to Valpo in conference tournament
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports MOLINE – Loyola players and coaches hung around the TaxSlayer Center after their game to watch the Missouri Valley’s award ceremony. They gazed from across the court and offered periodic golf claps as the league’s individual award winners climbed onto a makeshift stage to accept a plaque, certificate or trophy […]
Gold Coast fashion event supports prom gowns for high school girls
By Jessica Nieberg Medill Reports While fashion icons from around the world gathered in Paris for Fashion Week, the fashion-forward residents of Chicago took to the Gold Coast, and not just for a peek at the latest trends. The Fashion Week Takes the Gold Coast event raised over $5,000 and collected 20 dress and gown […]
Tokyo vintage boutique covets overseas market
By Charlene Zhang Medill Reports Tokyo–Walking around Shibuya, the major commercial ward in Tokyo, one can never find too many trend-busters and street stylists. This is also a paradise for fanatic devotees of vintage fashions. Tucked away in a backstreet sits the 5-year-old boutique Vintage Qoo. It has the most, 102,000, Instagram followers among similar […]
Tiger Woods golf course renovation plan adds to controversy on Obama Presidential Center
By DeForest Mapp Medill Reports A tall black wire-mesh fence on 67th street provides the boundary for the golf course on the south side of Jackson Park. TGR Design is looking for a way to connect this course to the South Shore Golf Course as part of the Obama Presidential Center proposed for Jackson Park. TGR design, based […]
Weekly jobless claims rise off lows as market awaits Friday’s Jobs Report
By Brian Baker Medill Reports Initial weekly jobless claims rose during the week ended March 3 after hitting the lowest level since December 1969 in the previous week. Jobless claims, which measure the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits, rose 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000 during the most recent week, according to […]