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President Donald Trump signs an executive order regarding education in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch.

Educators and students react as Trump’s executive order pushes AI into K–12 classrooms

Jacqueline Yeager, Contributing Writer / June 2, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the integration of artificial intelligence into K-12 education, claiming a need to prepare students for the future.  The initiative, aimed...

Chicago’s new weapon in the war on rats: Fertility control

Chicago’s new weapon in the war on rats: Fertility control

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor / June 2, 2025

Packed shoulder-to-shoulder, Chicagoans robotically rush through subway stations as they navigate the maze of the morning commute. Coexisting with the good people of this Midwestern metropolis, each and...

Concerts could directly impact Chicago’s summer economy — again

Concerts could directly impact Chicago’s summer economy — again

Malin Denton, Contributing Writer / June 2, 2025

The summertime and concert season have traditionally created a prominent economic boom that benefits Chicago's hotel, restaurant and tourism industries. Even as ticket prices continue to rise, that...

Your DNA, their data: Students confront the fallout of 23andMe’s collapse

Your DNA, their data: Students confront the fallout of 23andMe’s collapse

Casey Tharrington, Contributing Writer / May 26, 2025

Most people don’t think twice before clicking “I agree” on the terms and conditions. But what if you weren’t just handing over your email —  but your DNA? “Now I am wondering how much this...

Soybeans are planted on Thursday, May 8, 2025 near Waverly, Minn.

How a trade war could impact Illinois farmers `

Matthew Warakomski, Contributing Writer / May 26, 2025

American businesses and consumers fear how tariffs will impact their ability to make and spend money. Aluminum, electronics and cars have been a big focus since President Trump announced a barrage of tariffs...

If a constitutional crisis happens, what can be done?

If a constitutional crisis happens, what can be done?

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer / May 12, 2025

It has been over 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for the second time. While many expected his second term to extend the traditional limits of the executive branch, political commentators...

Co-founder of Middle Brow, Pete Ternes, stands in front of his beer barrels at Bungalow on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Ternes said the Trump tariff policies will raise their prices dramatically.

What Trump’s tariffs mean for Logan Square’s Middle Brow restaurant and brewery

James Matthews, Contributing Writer / May 12, 2025

There are few sectors of the American economy that remain unaffected by the Trump administration's most recent bombardment of tariffs. For Pete Ternes and his team at Middle Brow — Logan Square’s beloved...

Parents take pictures of their children on a float representing the Juliusz Slowaczki Polish Parish School at the Polish Constitution Day Parade in Chicago on Saturday, May 3, 2025. For many years it has been tradition for Polish schools from the Chicagoland area to step out and celebrate the historical day.

Polish pride on display as annual Constitution Day Parade rolls through Grant Park; DePaul students take part

Isabella Siemaszko, Contributing Writer / May 12, 2025

The heart of Chicago turned into a sea of white and red as Polonia took over Columbus Drive on Saturday, May 3, to celebrate Polish heritage. The 134th Polish Constitution Day Parade included brass bands,...

El cardenal Robert Prevost aparece en la logia central de la Basílica de San Pedro después de ser elegido el 267° pontífice de la Iglesia Católica Romana, eligiendo el nombre del Papa León XIV, en el Vaticano, el jueves 8 de mayo de 2025.

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost elected first American pope

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor / May 8, 2025

White smoke billowed from the Vatican this morning, signaling that a new leader of the Catholic Church had been elected.  Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States will be the Catholic Church’s...

The Harrison, left, and Dever water intake cribs sit near Navy Pier in 2022. Dever is the most recent of the cribs built in 1935.

Encyclopedia DePaulia: Where Chicago gets its water

Matthew Warakomski, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

They sit as lonely sentinels out on Lake Michigan. Some look like lighthouses, others like circus tents. Why are they there? How did they get out there? More importantly, what are they?  Some know...

Emil Soss smokes a cigarette with his peers at DePaul University on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Cigarettes proved to be a favorite method of smoking among theatre students.

Up in smoke: Cigarette use prevails on campus

Eva Strazek, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

It’s impossible to stroll through DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and not catch the scent of a fruit-flavored GeekBar, Posh or other vaping device. But what’s up with the lingering scent of good old-fashioned...

In this photo released by Senator Van Hollen's press office, Hollen, right, speaks with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, in a hotel restaurant in San Salvador, El Salvador, Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Trump toes the line of constitutional, judicial contempt

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer / May 5, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is one of a growing number of people in the United States who have been wrongfully deported by the Trump administration in recent months.  On March 15, 2025, Abrego Garcia, an...

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