Urban Outfitters shares jump on year-end results
By Xuanyan Ouyang Shares of Urban Outfitters Inc. soared 16 percent Tuesday — even though the company’s earnings declined – as investors reacted to the
Danny Vitale shows NFL scouts tight end potential at Northwestern pro day
By Tolly Taylor Danny Vitale shot out of his break, spinning his head around to track the football. He tapped his toes just before the
Injured junior hockey player gets rare medical procedure
By Lena Blietz The parents of Matt Olson, a junior hockey player from Minnesota, gave an update on their son’s condition after he suffered a
Back to school: renowned composer Philip Glass returns to the University of Chicago for three-day residency
By Frances Van de Vel In 1956, Philip Glass graduated from the University of Chicago at the age of 19 with a degree in mathematics
Scan, cook and serve: Smart oven turns up the heat on home meals
By Claire Donnelly Your microwave is about to get very jealous. Chicago startup company Tovala has designed a new smart oven that cooks meals to
Child killer charged: ‘He’s gone forever. He was just a 9-year-old boy.’
By Thomas Vogel The man charged Monday for the grisly killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee in November made incriminating statements while in police custody, boasting about
Battle for the board: United shareholders plan proxy fight
By Poroma Pant Holders of a 7.1 percent stake in United Continental Holdings Inc. – unhappy with the company’s share price – plan to launch
Mild winter chills Dick’s Sporting Goods earnings
By Steven Porter After a mild winter that bogged down fourth-quarter sales for Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc., the retailer turned in earnings Tuesday that were
Community-minded City Lit Books thrives despite paper-thin margins
By Steven Porter City Lit Books, an independent store just off Logan Square in Chicago, has been part of the neighborhood since 2012. Although it
With strong tournament showing, Wildcats ‘bring some life’ back to team
Text by Michelle R. Martinelli Video by Hannah Gebresilassie The Northwestern women’s basketball team’s performance in the Big Ten tournament left an obvious question: Where has that
New technique changing eyes from brown to blue sparks debate
By Chencheng Zhao “Underneath every brown eye is a blue eye,” said Gregg Homer, the inventor of the first noninvasive cosmetic surgery that transforms brown
Eastern European theater company incorporates political art into ‘King Lear’
By Katina Beniaris Based in a country formerly allied to the Soviet Union and currently subjected to harsh censorship laws, Belarus Free Theatre remains fearless