United expects stronger fourth-quarter revenue, shares rise
By Yemeng Yang Days after two analysts downgraded United Continental Holdings Inc., the Chicago-based carrier bolstered investors’ confidence by raising revenue projections for the quarter and year just ended. Shares of United rose $1.32 or 1.8 percent to $74.98 Wednesday, after a 2.5 percent increase in after-hours trading Tuesday when the guidance was released.
Supporters inspired by Obama’s call to action
By Katie Watkins and Ritu Prasad Joyce Brown still vividly remembers celebrating with the crowd in Grant Park when America elected its first black President. “It was surreal. It was like a fairytale,” said Brown, 68, reminiscing as she watched McCormick Place empty slowly after President Barack Obama’s farewell address Tuesday night. Brown, a South […]
President Obama Returns Home to Say Goodbye
By Nora Younkin President Obama addressed the nation in a farewell speech Tuesday night from his adopted hometown of Chicago. About 18,000 well-wishers came out for the event at McCormick Place. The outgoing president spoke about his legacy, his challenges and his hopes for the future of the nation. Photo at top: President Obama bids […]
Health care stocks drop after Trump criticizes drug industry
By Rachel Newman Health care stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump unexpectedly slammed the pharmaceutical industry in his first press conference since Election Day. North Chicago-based AbbVie Inc. was down 3.61 percent at the close of stock trading Wednesday, while the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index fell 2.96 percent, up from its low point of 3.79 […]
Undocumented and exposed under a Trump presidency
By Alexa Mencia [A version of the story was originally published in The American Prospect.] Operating room nurse Jose Aguiluz knew that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was only a Band-Aid for his immigration problem. It wasn’t a pathway to citizenship. The benefits it offered were limited, temporary. But critically to Aguiluz, it was […]
Cook County President urges Obamacare enrollment before Jan. 15 deadline
By Rachel Newman Amid uncertainty about the future of the Affordable Care Act, Cook County officials urged residents to purchase health care plans in the Illinois marketplace before the Jan. 15 open enrollment deadline. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined with Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and […]
Package of Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline stories
Standing Rock These stories on Standing Rock and the Dakota Access Pipeline have been supported in part by SJNN and the McCormick Foundation. They have been co-published by SJNN. When Cloee Cooper, June Leffler and Pat Nabong proposed in late Sept. 2016 to go from Chicago to North Dakota to report on the ongoing movement […]
Snapchat Video: Chicagoans endure the cold for tickets to Obama’s farewell
By Marianna Brady Thousands of people braved single-digit temperatures to stand in line for free tickets to President Obama’s farewell address this weekend. Tickets for the president’s speech, which will take place at McCormick Place on Tuesday night, were handed out beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. However, the line started to form as […]
New kids on The Bloc: How one boxing coach is breaking down Chicago’s barriers
By Taylor Goebel Jamyle Cannon and his young boxing students don’t play by the idea of keeping busy to stay alive. “I have no interest in giving our kids busy work to keep them safe,” Cannon said. “What I want to do is give them opportunities.” North Lawndale – where Cannon started the DRW Boxing […]
Calls for reform as bond courts place heavy burden on Chicago’s poorest citizens
By Miles Painter South Shore resident Lavette Mayes says she never thought much about the criminal justice system before her arrest in 2013. “I only ever went down there for jury duty,” Mayes said during an interview in her Aunt’s home on South Chappel Avenue. A 42-year-old single mother of two, Mayes says she was […]