By Monica Kucera and Hazelmarie Anderson After a long run of tense and competitive campaigning between Democrat Tammy Duckworth and Republican Rep. Joe Walsh, Duckworth came out on top Tuesday night in Illinois 8th Congressional District. Duckworth won 55 percent to 45 percent for Walsh and Chicago Tribune reported Duckworth led in all three counties: … Continue reading »
Politics is tricky — and politicians can be even trickier. So it’s essential for college students and young adults to be as educated as possible before submitting a presidential vote. With that in mind, DePaul University Political Science Professor Wayne Steger helped explain the in’s and out’s of campaigns and elections. He started with the effect voter … Continue reading »
The Cook County Clerk’s office is encouraging voters to use absentee ballots since a new mail-sorting machine will help lower costs a great deal in Cook County. Noah Praetz, Cook County’s deputy director of election told a DePaul University graduate journalism class how new equipment and mail-in voting will make this year’s election go more … Continue reading »
By TJ Horansky, Monica Kucera, and Sean McDonough Chloe Shepherd has a lengthy grocery list of things to do before she finally puts the key in the ignition of her food truck, TastiChi, which will hopefully hit the streets of Chicago this August. No student would initially expect that the tedious work put into a … Continue reading »
By Monica Kucera News coverage of the Royal Wedding has controlled the media for months now as Prince William and Catherine Middleton prepared for the big day. But how much coverage is too much? Vote below to express your opinion regarding the event.
By Monica Kucera During the summer of 2009, Chicago Police suspected that several men were the victims of robberies in Lincoln Park. The robberies took place in the end of July and early August, police said. Police believe five of the muggings are linked and two others are possibly related. Four victims were men in … Continue reading »
By Monica Kucera Andrew Huff, founder of Gapers Block, a Chicago-based online magazine, spoke to journalism students at DePaul University about the upcoming changes he has planned for the website. “We are moving to a new server,” Huff said regarding future plans for the site, “We’ve used movable type since 2003 and it’s not working … Continue reading »
