The Hive: A New Beekeeping Resource on the West Side (Video)
By Patrick Martin A new store in North Lawndale is creating quite a bit of buzz. Unique products are available, but there is also an opportunity for small business owners.
Better living through electricity — keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes
By Danielle Prieur The only thing keeping Asian carp from escaping into Lake Michigan is an electrical barrier located along the river. The barrier doesn’t actually electrocute the fish, but repels them when they encounter the strong electrical field. But some researchers are concerned about whether the barrier can withstand the movement of barges through […]
Commission approves Uptown high-rise project despite TIF tug of war
By Thomas Vogel The city’s Community Development Commission approved Tuesday a development plan for a long-vacant property at Montrose and Clarendon avenues in Uptown, despite opposition from a coalition of neighborhood groups and dozens of residents. The objections come at a time of heightened scrutiny at City Hall, where Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration has received […]
Going door-to-door: protecting Albany Park residents against immigration raids
By Marisa Endicott Almost 70 people chose to spend Saturday’s wet and dreary afternoon walking door-to-door in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. Volunteers turned out in response to the deportation campaign launched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that targets recent Central American immigrants with deportation orders. Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) held the door-knocking campaign […]
Forecasting future of Asian carp in Great Lakes: An Erie story
By Danielle Prieur Imagine trying to fish for trout in Lake Michigan or other Great Lakes, like your grandfather and father did before you. Fishing is a summer pastime on the lakes. “You’d have to wear armor,” said Marc Gaden, communications director and legislative liaison for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission in Ann Arbor, Mich. […]
BREAKING: Chicago cuts fashion funding
By Alexandra Whittaker The City of Chicago has eliminated funding for Fashion Focus Chicago, Chicago Fashion Week and the post of program director for Fashion and Culinary Creative Arts and Industries due to budgetary cuts. All were administrated by the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and the cuts took effect on […]
Hiring shows continued strength
By Xuanyan Ouyang Employers hired more new workers in November, indicating the nation’s labor market continues its expansion, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday. The number of hires rose by 3.6% to 5.2 million in November, the Bureau’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover report said. Data in the report […]
Roscoe Village businesses anxious to see the last of Western Viaduct
By Siri Bulusu Area businesses are enthusiastic about a city plan to transform the crumbling Western Ave. viaduct into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard, but wish the city would let them in on the details. The four-phase project, estimated to last between 18 and 24 months, will replace the Western Ave. viaduct with a five-point intersection between […]
Dirty little secret about ancient Rome: Latest poop on the empire
By Kathleen Ferraro Ancient Rome was famous for its sanitation: latrines, sewer systems, piped water and public baths believed to improve public health. But a University of Cambridge researcher found just the opposite in his research published in the January issue of the journal Parasitology. Piers Mitchell, a paleopathologist, or specialist in ancient human diseases, […]
Williams shows a different side in Whitney Young’s victory
By Aishwarya Kumar Lakshminarayanapuram It was a pleasant surprise to coach Corry Irvin to see the usually somber 6-foot-1 junior forward Danyelle Williams excited and perky on the court. Her high-fives and loud cheering energized Whitney Young in a 61-51 victory against North Lawndale College Prep Thursday. The curly-haired Williams, who usually is more laidback, […]