Virtual reality helps stores fight back
By Xuanyan Ouyang Virtual reality is growing robustly in recent years, but going beyond the shiny surface of the new technology and adapting it to business is still difficult. InContext Solutions Inc., a Chicago-based virtual reality shopping and retail solutions provider, is seeking a leading spot in the industry. It increases retailers’ efficiency by testing […]
From divinity to discrimination: The story of Sikhs in America
By Nikita Mandhani When Tarlochan Singh moved to Chicago in 1980, there weren’t many Sikhs in the city. As the only two boys who wore turbans in school, he and his brother encountered endless questions and mistreatment.
Analysis: Still long way to go, but cricket seeing growth in U.S.
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram Players were padded up for their first practice session of the year Saturday in Glenview. The weather was in the 60s, and the sun was shining on a Glenview Park District’s field. The season of cricket has arrived and the 100 recreational league teams in Chicago are excited. ANALYSIS Now, why should […]
Want to store more gasoline in your tank? Startup hopes to help
By Kaitlin Schuler What if there was a way to make vehicles’ gas tanks more efficient and safer for the environment? A way to make portable oxygen tanks more practical and manageable for those who need them? NuMat Technologies Inc., a startup in Skokie, is engineering a way to make both a reality. The company aims […]
Can’t stop, won’t stop: Illinois Tech athletes play multiple sports year round
By Grant Miller Illinois Tech recruited Ryan Barnes for his hoops skills. But the day before the final basketball game of the season, he played above the net, not the rim, and spiked a volleyball against Robert Morris University. “They’re done tomorrow,” head coach Katherine Zulandt said after the game. “So he’s mine for the […]
Chicago architects design tiny solution to youth homelessness
By Harry Huggins Three Chicago-based architects won a competition to design a minuscule solution to a large problem, youth homelessness. The Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced Thursday that Terry Howell, Marty Sandberg and Lon Stousland won the first ever Tiny Homes Competition. A prototype of their design will take center stage […]
Suggestion to abolish bottled water tax amid Chicago tap water lead concern
By Ruojing Liu Richard Boykin, Cook County Commissioner of the 1st District, suggested Chicago abolish the 5-cent bottled water tax amid concerns over lead contamination in the city’s drinking water system. The Chicago Tribune recently published a series of stories on possible lead contamination risks in Chicago’s tap water as construction work disrupts service lines […]
Local HIV organizations oppose Rauner’s 2017 budget
By Ruojing Liu Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget for the 2017 fiscal year cuts $7.4 million from the Illinois state general HIV/AIDS fund compared to about $25.4 million last year. The approximate 30 percent cut raised some eyebrows among local organizations that serve the HIV/AIDS community. On February 17, Gov. Rauner proposed a budget for […]
Climate change threatens national parks
By Claire Donnelly The glaciers in Glacier National Park are melting. Snowpack in Yellowstone National Park is decreasing. Blueberry bushes in Acadia National Park are flowering weeks earlier than they did more than 100 years ago. These are just some of the ways that climate change is threatening the national parks.
Can you sit and stay fit?
By Sony Kassam and Sarah Very Three University of Chicago graduates want to change the way people think about health in the workplace. Frustrated by the lack of affordable and accessible workplace fitness options during their summer internships and post-graduate jobs, Arnav Dalmia, Shivani Jain and Ryota Sekine decided to take matters into their own […]