Carnivore, A Sustainable Butcher Shop
Co-owners Brad Knaub and Erik Williams opened the Carnivore butcher shop at 1042 Pleasant St. in Oak Park a little over a year ago. Knaub and Williams were chefs who met while working for the 4 Star Restaurant Group. Tired of working long hours for…
Coming in April
After Easter Break, you will have one full month of classes left and then it’s finals week. You’re counting down and procrastinating more, it’s getting harder to study and stay focused. Don’t worry, there’s a lot going on to make sure you stay engaged,…
Riding the Wheels of Courage
By Gretchen Teske On Saturday, March 19th, 2016, Concordia University Chicago had the opportunity to host the Milwaukee Eagles and Chicago Cougars for the first wheelchair lacrosse clinic in Illinois. Concordia’s women’s lacrosse team helped run the…
Big Guy’s Re-branded for Bernie Sanders
By: Jordan Mann Brendan O’Connor, a fan of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, was trying to think of something he could do to promote the campaign in addition to canvassing. He decided to re-brand his restaurant, Big Guys Charbroiled Sausages, at…
From Chicago to Minnesota: A recap of the women’s lacrosse team’s Spring break trip
By Gretchen Teske College athletes know that breaks do not often apply to them. Over Spring Break, the women’s lacrosse team took a trip to Minnesota then ended the week in Iowa. While the rest of the college began their break on Saturday, the…
Lead in the water
By Gretchen Teske Photo credit: pennlive.com While the country is in panic over the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, Philadelphia residents are concerned for their own. An expert claims the lead levels within the water are “worse than Flint” and…
Concordia Baseball off to Solid Start
Cougars men’s spring baseball began on February 27th in St. Louis Missouri, where they participated in the three-game Webster University Tournament, followed by the eight-game RussMatt Central Florida Invitational Tournament. In 11 games played so…
Is the GOP Headed for a Brokered Convention?
By Jordan Mann Wed. 9 March 2016 A contested convention takes place whenever a single candidate for either party fails to secure a majority of the available delegates during the primary election. For the Democrats the number is 2,382 delegates for the…
Kapelle Heads to Florida for Spring Tour
By: Alex Patt Spring Break is less than a week away and the Concordia music department is making its final preparations for their annual spring tours. For the Kapelle group, they will be touring in much warmer weather in Florida. Kapelle will be leaving…
Trusheim Hall and the New Residence Hall
The new suite seen from Bonnie Brae with the parking structure on the right. The fund raising is well underway, the basic floor plan is on paper, the location and timetable have passed the preliminary stage, the approval process with the village of River…