Blackhawks-San Jose preview: Panarin could be out with illness
By Peter Dawson Tonight the Chicago Blackhawks (36-16-4, 76 points) will return home to the United Center for the first time in over two weeks to face the San Jose Sharks (27-20-4, 65 points). Since their return from the NHL All-Star break on Feb. 2, the Blackhawks have gotten back to their winning ways with three […]
Women with chronic pain disorder struggle to be diagnosed
By Valerie Lapointe Katie Payne was in the prime of her life – a 25-year-old married illustrator living in New York City. Yet she was suffering quietly from the worst pain of her life. The sharp painful sensation emanating from inside her vagina and externally on her vulva had intermittently plagued her since puberty. But […]
City Colleges, Chicago Public Schools teachers push for elected boards
By Branden Hampton Faculty at City Colleges of Chicago are banding together with their counterparts in Chicago Public Schools to push for legislation that would bring elected boards to both districts. Both groups want to curb Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s power by ending his ability to hand-pick board members, as well as the chief executive officer […]
Federal agency, faith-based groups join to combat human trafficking in Chicago
By Jay Bouchard Recalling her years as a sex-trafficking victim in Chicago and Miami, Sam Wijeyakumar reflected that “if God had not been part of my healing process, I’d probably be dead.” Wijeyakumar, now an activist working to end human trafficking, offered her sobering testimony as part of a “clarion call” in which local faith […]
State’s attorney race: Alvarez ally defects to Foxx
By Thomas Vogel and Aryn Braun Kim Foxx’s quest to unseat Anita Alvarez as Cook County State’s Attorney got a big boost Tuesday as U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) pledged his support. “There’s a lot of distrust, mistrust out there,” Gutierrez said. “We need to heal that.” Citing lack of transparency in the controversial Laquan McDonald […]
Ballots in Korean for March 15 primary expected to increase participation
By Jenny Lee Korean-Americans in Chicago and suburban Cook County can no longer ascribe their low participation in elections to what usually is the biggest challenge for many minority language speakers – reading and speaking in English. Prior to the 2016 Presidential election, The Chicago Board of Election and The Cook County Clerk decided to […]
Former Michigan State guard gets defensive in Denver
By Michelle R. Martinelli As Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris establishes himself in the team’s starting lineup, the defensive lessons taught by his college coach, Tom Izzo, still impact his approach to each game. Harris hasn’t forgotten what he learned in his two seasons at Michigan State, especially since he and Izzo are still […]
Workers quitting their jobs like it’s 2007
By Katie Murar A government report issued Tuesday signaled that employers and their workers grew more confident in the health of the labor market in December — and raised the possibility that wages may be due for an increase. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, released each month by the U.S. Labor Department to […]
Candidates take note, Asian-Americans care about gun control
By Colin Mo With gun control one of the hot button issues of the 2016 Presidential campaign, Asian-American voters could matter in unexpected ways. Recent studies show that Asian-Americans regard gun control as “important,” more so on average than other ethnicities. According to the Pew Research Center, the support for gun control generally surpassed the […]
Prozac trial to assess prenatal treatment of Down syndrome
By Elizabeth Bacharach Paul Watson is a father, a husband and a Southwest Airlines pilot. But as an explorer, he searches each city he lands in for the labs of local scientists studying Down syndrome. He’s also the “ideas man” behind the first human trial to test fluoxetine, also known as Prozac, as a prenatal […]