The J.J. Walser House, the West Side’s only single-family home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, has been purchased by the nonprofit Austin Coming Together for restoration after years of vacancy and decay. According to property records and statements from the organization, the 1903 Prairie Style landmark will undergo a multi-million-dollar rehabilitation to transition from a … Read more
Chicago police report at least seven deaths and 38 injuries resulting from two dozen shooting incidents since Friday evening. The violence, which included a mass shooting involving 12 victims, has prompted renewed calls from former President Donald Trump for federal intervention, a proposal Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has consistently rejected. What triggered the calls for … Read more
The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a deal to hire Portland Trail Blazers interim coach Tiago Splitter as their next head coach, according to a person familiar with the decision who spoke to The Associated Press. Splitter, 41, takes over a franchise currently undergoing a significant front-office restructuring following a 31-51 season and a four-year playoff … Read more
The End of the “Hard Tank”: How Lottery Changes Shift NBA Strategy For years, the NBA has wrestled with a paradox: teams intentionally losing to secure a higher draft pick. This “tanking” culture reached a fever pitch with franchises enduring multi-year teardowns, hoping a single ping-pong ball would save their future. However, we are entering … Read more
The Future of Severe Weather Resilience: Adapting to a Volatile Atmosphere The landscape of severe weather is shifting, bringing more intense challenges to infrastructure, urban planning, and public safety. When fast-moving storms pummel the Midwest, the resulting chaos—from flooded streets to massive power outages—serves as a critical case study for the trends we will face … Read more
The Race for ‘AI-Proof’ Degrees: Why Students are Pivoting to Human-Centric Skills For decades, the roadmap to a secure career was simple: acquire a technical skill, master a specific software or language, and enter the workforce as a specialist. But for today’s college students, that roadmap is being rewritten in real-time. As artificial intelligence begins … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions. Airport delays and cancellations piled up across the U.S., with more than 4,700 flights canceled. … Read more
The Rise of ‘Stair Activism’ and the Future of Urban Fitness For decades, stair climbing has been a quiet rebellion – a free, effective workout often met with skepticism or outright prohibition. From Tom McGee, who’s been “kicked out of about every hotel in the city” for his stairwell ascents, to dedicated groups seeking access … Read more
America’s Crumbling Infrastructure: A Looming Water Crisis The recent catastrophic sewage spill into the Potomac River – a staggering 244 million gallons of untreated wastewater – isn’t an isolated incident. It’s a stark warning sign of a nationwide problem: aging and failing water infrastructure. While the January collapse grabbed headlines, smaller, less publicized overflows occur … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Following a public celebration of his life, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Was honored with a more private memorial service Saturday at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters on the South Side of Chicago. The service, attended by approximately a few hundred family members, allies, and confidants, marked the culmination of a week of … Read more