Feature: Who is Refereeing NIL?
Jalen Rashada signed his national letter of intent to play football at the University of Florida on Dec. 21, 2022. Little did the 19-year-old quarterback know at the time that the commitment would become a part of one of the biggest spats of the college…
Feature: Maintaining Chicago in the Post-Industrial Age has Only Just Begun
At the end of one unusually warm 55-degree day in March, Bill Eisenhower, 51, loads his backpack into his car to head home from the dusty industrial districts of Chicago. The Morton Grove resident had been exploring a secret new location an anonymous…
Feature: Theater Companies Struggle to Remain Affordable
Howard McGillin has played the title role in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera more times than any other actor, with 2,544 performances. The 69-year-old actor says it all started with “one forgettable solo line, and an equally…
Feature: A Whole New Money Game
I’m more than halfway through my collegiate baseball career at Concordia University Chicago, so I thought it was time to try and land an endorsement deal. I have 1,993 Instagram followers, 453 Twitter followers, and a small following on Tik Tok (this is…
Feature: Rapsodo Drives Statistics Home in Next Wave of Baseball Training
In the upstairs batting cage at Concordia University Chicago, pitchers stretch and complete their throwing routine prior to their preseason bullpen sessions. Pitching coach Matt Smith rolls out a box, takes out the Rapsodo Pitching 2.0, and places it…
Feature: The Growing Price For Coffee
Regular Dunkin’ Donuts customers in Chicago are slowly shifting to alternative coffee sellers after an 8% price increase at the popular franchise. “I came in with exactly $2.88 like I do every morning, but my coffee came out to over $3,” said Gustavo…
Feature: Hope Chicago’s Gift of Education for the South Side
Raul Salinas sat down in the auditorium of Benito Juarez Community Academy with the rest of the senior class on Tuesday, February 22 for what he thought would be “just another regular assembly.” Salinas was surprised by the entrance of Ted…