Cyclists demand safer streets in Chicago
By Patricia Nabong Anastasia Kondrasheva was cycling to work on Damen Avenue when a flatbed truck driving on her left turned right as she was also turning, and hit her. Twenty-three-year-old Kondrasheva was the sixth cyclist killed by a commercial vehicle in Chicago this year, according to Streetsblog Chicago which regularly monitors road accidents. The casualty […]
Free ‘Macs’ and campaign controversy lure Northwestern undergrads to presidential debate party
By Nia Prater Students squeezed themselves onto couches placed around the room or sat knee-to-knee on the grey carpet in the main lounge of the Northwestern University’s Communications Residential College Sunday night. Seating was at a premium. Even a bench from the grand piano in the corner and a lone table by the window became […]
The long road to Chicago: L.A. runner returns for his 59th marathon
By Kelly Calagna Blue Benadum, 36, took to the streets of Chicago last weekend to attempt completing his 59th marathon. Benadum, a Los Angeles resident, has been competing in the Chicago Marathon for the last four years. But, in 2015, his race was cut short. Benadum had to pull out mid-race due to an injury—the […]
Argonne’s x-ray beam shines on Sue and shows she didn’t use those little arms
By Hannah Moulthrop T. rex decimated prey with those mighty jaws and powerful legs and tail. But one of the great mysteries of the mighty dinosaur is how it used those tiny arms. Preliminary study of T. rex Sue’s right arm shows a lack of use and possible evidence of gout in her fingers.
Teacher recruitment aims to diversify ranks, reflect communities, boost pupil outcomes
By Emily Olsen David Gregg has been working at Nicholas Senn High School for more than a decade, watching the “very diverse” school transform from academically struggling to a well-regarded neighborhood high school. The Edgewater school is filled with students from all over the world, around 65 different nationalities, including large populations of African-American and Hispanic […]
Chicago’s solar opportunities grow
By Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang Listening to people talk about the beauty of having solar as their energy source, you might have your doubts. When do you earn back your initial investment, how do you pay for the high upfront cost and what if you don’t have a house? Challenges remain, but things have changed If […]
For Adult Literacy Programs, Stop-Gap Budget Is Not an Open Book
By Meredith Francis Before a crowd outside the Thompson Center, Deyro Banguero speaks English fluently through a megaphone, advocating for more state funding for adult education. He’s been in the United States for five years after moving here from Colombia. In his citizenship classes at Erie House, he’s learning United States history, civics and reading […]
High end restaurants serve vegetables grown at Cook County jail
By Cloee Cooper Surrounded by thick concrete walls and barbed wire fences lies the Cook County Sheriff’s Urban Farming Initiative, a place where jail inmates grow vegetables and herbs which eventually make their way to Chicago’s trendy restaurants and farmers’ markets. The program has operated with inmate labor since 1994. Spanning 130,000 square feet, and […]
Study finds widespread sexual harassment toward Chicago’s female hospitality workers
By Anna Foley Kasey Nalls was 23 when she started her first casino job in northwest Indiana, clad in a tight blue velveteen uniform, serving drinks as a cocktail waitress. During her first shift, Nalls said a male patron approached and said: “I’ve got the cock, you’ve got the tail.” According to a new study […]
A climate change for ‘glaciogenic’ art
By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran Glaciers and forests show jagged retreats in Jill Pelto’s paintings while the sky above heats up. Pelto, a graduate student studying climate science at the University of Maine, uses her art to convey the impacts of climate change on world environments. She overlays climate change research data with striking colors and vivid […]