Political crisis deepens in Puerto Rico
Danica Coto, Associated Press
July 23, 2019
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Puerto Rico judge issued search warrants for the cellphones of government officials involved in a crude online chat whose leak has set off a political crisis that threatens to bring down the U.S. territory's governor. Kelvin Carrasco, a spokesman for the island's Justice...
Bad Bunny
Allegra Acosta, Contributing Writer
February 4, 2019
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio: The mysterious figure that goes by the alias of Bad Bunny. Growing up in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, his rise to stardom has expanded to the areas that he parties in: from a tiny neighborhood called Almirante Sur to worldwide. Born on March 10, 1994, Bad Bunny’s humble ...
U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico’s unseen economical damages
November 13, 2017
A recent stretch of hurricanes in August and September left destruction in physical property as well as the U.S. economy. What resulted in extensive damage on capital and swallowed up jobs impacted different economic markets throughout the affected regions and entire nation. Read More »...
Disaster in paradise
October 2, 2017
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico on Sept. 19, the entire island’s was devastated. Read More »
Nation & World Briefs: Sept. 25, 2017
September 25, 2017
International headlines to know this week. Read More »
2,052 miles to San Juan, Chicago’s historical proximity to Puerto Rico requires us to start paying attention
September 11, 2017
When Hurricane Irma blazed through several Caribbean islands before finally hitting Florida this weekend, one of the many impoverished places that it grazed was Puerto Rico. As Chicago has one of the largest Puerto Rican communities in the United States, the long lasting effects of Irma on the Puerto...
August 21, 2019 • No Comments
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law aimed at creating protections for immigrants who rent in Illinois. The...
Authorities arrest person of interest in stabbing of recent DePaul graduate
August 8, 2019
A man who may be connected to the stabbing of a recent DePaul graduate near...
Police: 7 injured in overnight shooting at Chicago park
August 4, 2019
Chicago police say seven people have been injured in an early morning shooting...
DePaul community ‘on heightened alert’ after recent crimes in Lincoln Park
August 2, 2019
The July 18 attack on a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus...