Kaitlyn Williams sparks Loyola’s offense with 3-point shot
By Allie Burger Kaitlyn Williams wanted McDonald’s. At 8 years old, she was afraid to shoot the ball and made a deal with her parents that a few games into her first season, she would finally take a shot in exchange for a Happy Meal. She found herself lined up for a corner three, chucked […]
Photo Gallery: Crowds gather at Trump inauguration in DC
by Christen Gall On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump, the real estate tycoon, was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Trump ran as an anti-establishment Republican candidate during the 2016 presidential election winning without political or military experience. Crowds wearing red hats with […]
Thousands of Chicago millennials turn out for protests
By Haley Velasco Thousands of millennials turned out in Chicago to attend multiple protests throughout the weekend. On Friday, multiple activist groups, including student and political organizations, joined together to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump, which took place earlier that day in Washington, D.C. On Saturday, an estimated 250,000 people attended the Women’s […]
Verizon reports drop in wireless revenue, earnings
By Yingcong(June) Fu Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. fell more than 4 percent on Tuesday after the company reported a decline in earnings and wireless revenue in the fourth quarter. The telecommunications giant reported fourth-quarter revenue of $32.3 billion, 6 percent lower than the year-earlier period as wireless revenue fell 1.5 percent to $23.3 billion. […]
Steep learning curve but high ceiling for young New Trier star
By Eric Burgher Word had gotten around about a 12-year-old hockey player from Glencoe, who at 6-foot-5, was growing out of his pads. Ciaran Brayboy, who had been skating since he was four and playing hockey since kindergarten, grew up on the ice. But as he approached his teenage years, Brayboy started to see signs […]
Senn High students, administrators alike rely on Terrell Walsh
By Mark Singer Terrell Walsh doesn’t blast a whistle or throw chairs around when he’s frustrated with his players at practice. He doesn’t need to. Walsh just slowly shuffles from the sideline to midcourt, never lifting his head but constantly shaking it, and the members of the Senn High varsity boys’ basketball team know they’ve […]
Existing-Home Sales slide in December
By Mindy Tan Existing-home sales decreased 2.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.49 million in December from an upwardly revised 5.65 million in November, even as 2016 marked the best year of sales in a decade, said the National Association of Realtors Tuesday. The report covers sales of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums […]
Illinois loses jobs in December
By Karen Lentz The state unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent in December, 0.1 percentage point above 5.6 in November, and one percentage point above the national rate of 4.7 percent, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The preliminary data shows a higher unemployment rate for […]
Home builder D.R. Horton soars on better-than-expected earnings
By Zhu Zhu Shares of D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. homebuilder, surged nearly 6 percent Tuesday, as earnings and revenues handily beat analysts’ expectations. Profit in the quarter ended Dec. 31, soared 31 percent to $206.9 million, from $158.9 million in the year-earlier quarter, far surpassing the analysts’ concensus expectation of $179.8 million. The […]
Road ahead bumpy for CBRE
By Mindy Tan Analysts warn that the road ahead for CBRE Group Inc. could be bumpy, pointing to uneasiness in certain global economies, unfavorable foreign currency movement, and stiff competition from international, regional, and local players. This is translating into pressure on its stock price. The closing price of the real estate firm, which is […]