Nation’s Largest Auto Show Set to Kick Off
Przemek Gradzki, Staff Writer
February 8, 2013
The annual Chicago Auto Show will run from February 9 through 18 and will be held at the McCormick Place. The 105th annual show will showcase new cars from some of the big auto companies including: Honda, Ford, Subaru, Chevy, Nissan, Toyota, and Jeep. One new interesting vehicle that will be revealed... Read more »
2013 Consumer Electronics Show Offers Sneak Peek Of Future Gadgets
Przemek Gradzki , Staff Writer
January 22, 2013
For the past several years mobile phones were the hot topic at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), but the biggest fuss at this year’s show, which ran from January 8-11 in Las Vegas this year, was concerning the latest technology in televisions. Since the first show in 1967 that was held in New York... Read more »
Schiller Park Hostess Factory, Birthplace Of Twinkie, Halts All Production
Eric Jennings, Staff Writer
December 19, 2012
Hostess Brands, the seller of Twinkies and other baked goods, has announced that they will be shutting down company operations after a worker’s strike. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union, or BCTGM for short, went on strike in mid-November after another... Read more »
Black Friday Then and Now
Yakeline Ramirez, Contributing Writer
November 27, 2012
Each year shoppers line up in the frigid cold to get the best deals available as part of the infamous Black Friday. Although many people take part in this unofficial holiday, few are aware of the actual origin of this day. Black Friday began to appear in newspapers in the 1960’s. Philadelphia police... Read more »
Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts: Benefit Concert in NYC
Eric Jennings, Staff Writer
November 8, 2012
On November 2, NBC aired a one hour benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Sandy titled Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together. The commercial-free television special was broadcast live from New York City on all NBC Universal networks, as well as HBO, Sirius Satellite Radio, and local radio stations... Read more »
First Parachutist to Break the Sound Barrier
Przemek Gradzki, Staff Writer
October 22, 2012
Felix Baumgartner is a 43-year-old Austrian skydiver that jumped from the edge of space back to Earth just over 24 miles high on October 14th. Before he stepped off he said, “I’m heading home…the whole world is watching me now… and I wish they could see what I can see. Sometimes you have... Read more »
International Eats
Nicole Covello, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2012
Taking another bite into unique culinary experiences, Chicago (McCormick’s Place) will host more than 200 local restaurants as part of Culinary Crossroads from May 1-25. Chicago, besides Washington, D.C. will be the first city to host a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit and the first... Read more »
