Chinatown celebrates the Year of the Monkey with spectacular Chinese New Year parade (PHOTO GALLERY)
By Jenny G. Zhang Hundreds of Chicagoans braved the cold and the snow to ring in the Year of the Monkey at the annual Chinese New Year parade in the heart of Chinatown on February 14. Beginning at 1 p.m., 53 parade units – including eight marching bands and 18 colorful floats – followed the […]
The outro plays for Jazz Record Mart
By Josef Siebert The Jazz Record Mart was full of activity on Tuesday, the day after the iconic Chicago record store closed its doors forever. With its bright neon window sign and overhead lights inside the store blazing at 27 E. Illinois St., it was easy to imagine JRM was still in business. Until, that […]
Wall Street welcomes Build-A-Bear’s surprise profit
By Ashesha Mehrotra Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.’s long-hibernating shares moved sharply higher Tuesday, after the retailer of customized stuffed animals reported fourth-quarter profits that significantly topped Wall Street forecasts. For the quarter that ended Jan. 2, the St. Louis-based company reported net income of $20.6 million, or $1.25 a diluted share, up from $11.8 million, or […]
Bernie Sanders student debt plan drawing in young voters
By Kristen Vake One of the issues drawing young voters to the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is his plan on student tuition and debt. Student loan debt in America has reached over $1.2 billion, the highest it’s ever been. Sanders’ rival in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, calls his plan for free […]
Coalition calls for special prosecutor in Jason Van Dyke murder case
By Aryn Braun and Misha Euceph Video by Kierra Gray In a petition filed this morning, 27 interested parties called for a special prosecutor in the trial of police officer Jason Van Dyke, citing Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez’s close ties to the Fraternal Order of Police as a “conflict of interest.” The petitioners, […]
Cook County Gun Violence Task Force (Video)
By Patrick Martin The first meeting of the Cook County Gun Violence Task Force was held today. The public meeting featured testimony from the Illinois State Police, Cook County Sheriff’s Office and community members.
Chicago Auto Show Reaches out to Women Car Buyers
By Xuanyan Ouyang The Chicago Auto Show makes it clear that women consumers are bringing new opportunities and transformation to the automotive industry. Tuesday marked Women’s Day at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place. With a networking hour, presentations by trailblazing women, a musical performance and the ChicagonistaLive Talk Show, the Auto Show […]
Coming in November: A weekend of hard-hitting games at Soldier Field, but rugby not football
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram Paul Lasike is a football player now, but his roots lie in rugby. Lasike, a running back on the Bears’ practice squad in 2015, grew up in New Zealand, where rugby is as big as football in the United States. His background made him more than qualified to discuss The Rugby Weekend, […]
Big charge gives Kellogg hefty loss
By Yi Gu Kellogg Co., getting a lift from market-share gains at its domestic cereal operation, released better-than-expected fourth quarter operating earnings Thursday. In the fourth quarter ended Jan. 2, the food manufacturing company reported a $41 million loss, or 12 cents a diluted share loss, 86 percent less than the $293 million, or 82 […]
New legal action in Laquan McDonald case
By Kierra Gray A coalition of lawyers, community activists and leaders filed a petition Tuesday requesting that the Circuit Court of Cook County remove State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez from the Laquan McDonald case. In October 2014, Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shot 17-year-old McDonald 16 times, leading to his death. The city, and Alvarez, delayed the release […]