CSX profit grows despite dropping coal exports
By Sean Froelich CSX Corp., a Jacksonville Florida train transportation company, reported an 11 percent increase in net income in the first quarter, outperforming analyst expectations.
Boston bombings highlight lasting effects of anniversary trauma
By Christina Bucciere New York writer Christine Skopec ran her first Boston Marathon the year after the bombs exploded. Instead of a day shrouded in grief, though, Skopec, 26, found herself joining thousands of other runners and cheering fans for a day-long celebration of community. “The general atmosphere was jubilant,” Skopec said. “Everyone was really […]
VIDEO: Tugboats, pushing along the Illinois economy
The Illinois waterways provide a cheap and efficient route for manufacturers to transport raw materials and products. Each year this industry contributes $6.4 billion to the state’s economy, according to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. The barges transporting the hundred of millions of tons of freight yearly depend on tugboats to get to the destination. […]
Of Coca-Cola, apples and freedom
As U.S.-Cuba relations undergo historic change, Cubans in Chicago tell their stories By Patrícia Gomes On a recent Friday night of single-digit temperatures in Chicago, the 90 Miles Cuban Café in Logan Square is in full swing. The waiters’ movement between the two dining rooms and kitchen seems like an uninterrupted dance: full trays in, empty […]
Shedding light on the search for dark energy
By Lizz Giordano Engineers and astronomers at the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains of South Texas are hoping their view of 1 million galaxies will shed some light on dark energy. Scientists link this mysterious and unseen energy that permeates the cosmos to the accelerating expansion of the universe. Technology advancements are opening up entirely […]
Morgellons: Straddling the gap between mental and physical illness
By Christina Bucciere Sarah Victor doesn’t bother going to doctors anymore. Victor, a 49-year-old restaurant manager from Bucktown, says she’s been told for years that her illness is all in her head, and that she is causing the pain herself. Now, she prefers to cope in her own way.
10th ward candidates sweat it out: two weeks for vote count decision
By Lizz Giordano and Meghan Tribe It’s not over yet for voters on the Southeast Side. The Chicago Board of Elections Commissioners gathered Wednesday at 1869 W. Pershing Rd. to recount two ballot boxes from the 10th ward aldermanic runoff. The race pitted 16-year incumbent Ald. John A. Pope against public school counselor and political […]
VIDEO: Victory for Rahm, voter questions: Electioncast 2015
In our last electioncast, we wrap up the mayoral candidates’ post-election events as Mayor Emmanuel celebrates his victory, look into concerns over voter fraud, and recap the voters’ most important issues.
Garza pulls ahead but says 10th ward race ‘too close to call’
By Lizz Giordano and Meghan Tribe Alderman John A. Pope, a 16 year incumbent of the 10th ward, finds himself in a race too close to call against his opponent and political newcomer Susan Sadlowski Garza. As of 10 p.m., with 35 out of 36 precincts reporting, only seven votes separated the two candidates and Garza had pulled […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve four more years after winning runoff
By Ellen Kobe Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was elected to a second term on Tuesday after easily defeating challenge Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in an unprecedented mayoral runoff. “Being the mayor of the city of Chicago is the greatest job I’ve ever had and the greatest job in the world,” Emaunel said during his victory speech […]