Trio of Chicagoans make Olympic ski-jumping history in 2018
By Chris Kwiecinski Medill Reports Three of the four members on the U.S. Olympic ski-jumping team hail from Illinois’ lone ski-jumping club, and have made history for their training club in the process. U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced on January 25 Wauconda’s Kevin Bickner and Barrington’s Casey Larson will join Cary’s Michael Glasder on the […]
Chicago’s Working Bikes empowers riders across the globe
By Nathan Ouellette Medill Reports Traffic along Western Avenue south of the Loop is often congested. Yet a reprieve from the pandemonium of horns and speeding cars can be found at the corner of Western Avenue and 24th Place, amid a dense forest of refurbished bicycles, at Working Bikes bike shop. Working Bikes is more […]
‘Wily’ speedskater Brian Hansen took a different approach while preparing for 2018 Winter Games
By Chris Kwiecinski Medill Reports Those who know three-time Olympic speed-skater Brian Hansen have their own ways to describe the Glenview native. U.S. Speed Skating Long Track All-Round coach Tom Cushman’s praise for Hansen was almost endless, referencing Hansen’s attitude as a multi-year Olympian. “There’s no attitude, no arrogance,” Cushman said of Hansen’s personality. Olympic […]
Ellie Rice’s bold request seems like a smart one
By Patrick Engel Medill Reports Four games into her college career, Ellie Rice approached her coach with an extraordinary request. She asked to be removed from Loyola’s starting lineup and come off the bench instead. No, she wasn’t losing her mental faculties. The freshman had, after all, turned down Dartmouth in favor of Loyola, becoming […]
Motorola Solutions tops estimates, stock rises
By Ang Gao Medill Reports Motorola Solutions Inc., based in Chicago, reported a loss of $575 million, or $3.56 per diluted share, down from a profit of $243 million, or $1.43 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2016. But adjusted earnings beat expectations and the stock rose 4 percent. The loss reflected a one-time […]
Local haunts for Pats and Eagles fans prepare for Sunday’s big matchup
By Dena Khalafallah Medill Reports The New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles will face off Sunday in Minneapolis for Super Bowl LII. It’s a big day for football fans, but perhaps an even bigger one for local fans of the Patriots and Eagles and the bars that regularly host them. PHOTO AT TOP: Kinzie […]
Madison Square Garden beats estimate
By Richard Foster-Shelton Medill Reports Madison Square Garden Co. (NYSE:MSG), based in New York City, reported healthy increases in revenues and net income, exceeding analysts’ expectations, for the second quarter ended Dec. 31. Helped by a tax benefit, the company reported net income of $189.6 million, or $7.96 per diluted share, up from $57.7 million, […]
Northwestern men’s tennis: It’s never too diverse for unity
Athena Liu Medill Reports With players coming from three different continents, the Northwestern men’s tennis team shows their strong ability to leverage diversity into unity. Among the 19 sports teams at Northwestern, the men’s tennis team has the second highest proportion of international players this season. Four of the nine players, or 44.4 percent, come from […]
CME Group Earnings Beat Expectations
By Minghe Hu Medill Reports CME Group Inc.(Nasdaq:CME), the world’s largest futures exchange, reported Thursday net income roared to $2.9 billion, or $8.63 per diluted share, in its fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, from $373.4 million, or $1.10 per diluted share a year earlier, assisted by a $2.4 billion tax benefit as a result of […]
Ingredion Earnings Miss Estimate, Stock Dips
By Juliette Rocheleau Medill Reports Shares of Ingredion Inc. (NYSE: INGR), the food and industrial ingredient supply company based in Westchester, Ill., dropped 4.3 percent after the company reported earnings below analysts’ expectations for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017. Profit in the quarter rose 5.1 percent to $99 million, or $1.35 per diluted […]