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Chicago budget mess affects students

Chicago budget mess affects students

Colin Sallee October 4, 2015

Chicago is on the brink of its largest property tax increase in modern history after years of mismanagement and kicking the can down the road. The levy, $588 million, seems extremely high and daunting...

Chicago says goodbye to iconic Ferris wheel

Chicago says goodbye to iconic Ferris wheel

Amy Betulius September 30, 2015

The closing of the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier this weekend was a sensory salutation to a Chicago icon: Cameras flashed, laughter was heard from blocks away, faces smiles and terrified passengers squinted behind...

DePaul program turns up ‘HEAT’ on health, wellness

DePaul program turns up ‘HEAT’ on health, wellness

Alyssa Alvarez September 27, 2015

Since its creation in 2012, DePaul’s Office of Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW) has made great strides in implementing various educational programming with the hope of reaching out to students and...

Navy Pier ferris wheel takes its final turns

Navy Pier ferris wheel takes its final turns

Megan Deppen September 27, 2015

A Chicago staple made its last round through the sky this weekend and will go out with a bang – of fireworks. Visitors rode the 20-year-old ferris wheel at Navy Pier one last time before workers...

Chicago pushes for sugar tax to curb sweet tooth, raise cash

Chicago pushes for sugar tax to curb sweet tooth, raise cash

Colin Sallee September 20, 2015

With a laundry list of concerns on the intake of sugary drinks as well as a shortage in revenue, Chicago has begun an effort to severely tax these products. While there is a three percent tax on...

News Briefs: Jumpstart update, DePaul University policies revised

News Briefs: Jumpstart update, DePaul University policies revised

Brenden Moore August 4, 2015

Here's what's happening at DePaul and in Chicago. Jumpstart update Last month, The DePaulia reported on the DePaul Jumpstart program’s efforts to raise money amid a cut in a crucial federal grant....

This week in Chicago, July 20-26

This week in Chicago, July 20-26

Brenden Moore July 20, 2015

This Week in Chicago: What’s going on and what to look out for this week in and around Chicago and DePaul. CPS Board Meeting, CTU to protest  The Chicago Public Schools board of education will...

People celebrate at the 46th Annual Chicago Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Chicago. A large turnout was expected for gay pride parades across the U.S. following the landmark Supreme Court ruling that said gay couples can marry anywhere in the country. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Video: Pride Parade 2015

Mariah Woelfel June 30, 2015

DePaulia Online Managing Editor Kirsten Onsgard spent Sunday at Chicago's 46th annual Pride Parade. One giant beach ball, hundreds of rainbow flags and a float full of people wearing nothing but their...

Chicago celebrates love at Pride Parade

Chicago celebrates love at Pride Parade

Danielle Harris, Former news editor June 30, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='12915'] Members and supporters of the LGBTQA community came out by the masses June 28 to celebrate all kinds of love at Chicago’s 46th annual Pride Parade. Rainbow flags, signs...

LIVE BLOG: Chicago Pride Parade

DePaulia Staff June 28, 2015

Follow the 46th annual Pride Parade in Chicago with a live coverage from DePaulia contributors and staff. //

The White House is lit up in rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court's ruling to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DePaul groups to march in Chicago’s Pride Parade

Brenden Moore June 27, 2015

The DePaul community will be among the historic backdrop of marchers in Sunday's Pride Parade as the Supreme Court’s legalization of same sex marriage is celebrated with more than one million flocking...

Two million Blackhawks' fans celebrate another Stanley Cup

Two million Blackhawks’ fans celebrate another Stanley Cup

Megan Deppen June 18, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='12741'] An estimated two million fans lined Monroe Street by 10 a.m. Thursday for a glimpse of the Blackhawks at the Stanley Cup celebration parade. Many became fans after the...

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