Close, but no bylaw: IHSA commission shoots down cheerleading proposals
By Maddie Lee Two controversial proposals, meant to prevent cheating in competitive cheerleading by placing restrictions on sideline cheerleading, hit a wall Monday in the Illinois High
Brother Rice’s all-star alum hopes to follow in coach’s footsteps
By Brooke Rayford The first attempt to bring back a star alumnus was unsuccessful. For two seasons, Rick Harrigan led Brother Rice’s boys’ basketball team
U.S. consumer confidence took a hit in November
By Eve Fan Consumer confidence in the U.S. declined unexpectedly in November to the lowest level in a year, as Americans became gloomier about jobs and the
DePue continues 20-year struggle to cleanup toxic pollution
By Kevin Stark Pollution can happen in an instant – a spill, an explosion, a malfunction. But cleanup can take years, adding continuing emotional toll
You Can’t Take It With You, and you may not want to
By Alexandra Garfield You Can’t Take It With You takes us back to a depression-era classic that feels all too relevant today. The show centers
mRelief uses technology to help Chicago’s needy
By Eve Fan Rose Afriyie still remembers the day she spent more than two hours waiting outside a community service center on the South Side
Give kids the gift of language skills but go soft on the noisy toys
By Colette House It’s hard to know which toy aisle to turn down when so many dolls, robots, and video games stand out. Some beckon
Palestinian MMA brothers fight negative stereotypes (Video)
By Michael Bacos Askar Askar and his brother Asef were teenagers when they came to the United States from Palestine in 2001 to reunite with their
Northwestern football players show support for student activism
Story by Shane Monaghan Video by Lena Blietz Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson said he is proud to attend an institution where students use their voice
The most important thing you need to know about the Fed’s October meeting minutes
By Arionne Nettles The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting last month made one thing very clear: that the Fed is poised to raise
Northwestern survives Purdue, awaits Wisconsin showdown
By Jordan Ray Northwestern entered its game against Purdue as a 14-point favorite. So it was a little surprising when the score was tied with
Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin honored by alma mater
By Alexandra Garfield Game of Thrones author and producer George R. R. Martin is known for killing off many of his main characters in his