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
The Associated Press
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...
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
December 2, 2019 • 1 Comment
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent Monday, citing “ethical...
City Council approves Lightfoot’s $11.6B budget plan
November 26, 2019
The Chicago City Council has passed Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $11.6 billion budget...
CTA holiday trains, bus gearing up for season
November 25, 2019
The Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train will soon roll into service. The...
Autopsy shows UIC student found in car died of strangulation
November 25, 2019
The death of a University of Illinois at Chicago undergraduate student whose...