Residents and Students Reflect on Crime and Violence in Rogers Park

By Victoria Gonzalez and Kate Perschke On June 27, the city was on high alert when a 17-year-old boy had been shot and killed in the Rogers Park neighborhood.  Quintin Brown was tragically murdered on a Thursday afternoon when he was standing near the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue. Earlier that day, a 33-year-old

10 Must See Chicago Museums

By Victoria Gonzalez The Windy City is often known for its night life, with popular bars, clubs, and restaurants scattered throughout the downtown area. But what is sometimes over looked is its second to none day life. Chicago’s museums are a benefit that residents and tourists alike get to enjoy and partake in! The google

Analysis: Chicago’s Polar Vortex Shines a Light on Good Samaritan Candice Payne, Trudeau Surpasses Trump in Searches in Wake of Scandal

By Victoria Gonzalez Chicago’s Polar Vortex Shines a Light on Good Samaritan Candice Payne If you are from the Chicago land area then you may remember the winter storm that took over our city earlier this year. At the tail end of January 2019 Chicago began to brace itself for a polar vortex. The public

Funding Disparities Between the South and North Side Continue for Chicago Public Schools

By Victoria Gonzalez and Alexia Herrera With many people comparing Trump Administration Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to Harry Potter’s villainous Professor Umbridge for her suggested cuts to the educational budget, Chicago finds itself as part of a  large-scale conversation regarding public education and funding in the United States. Chicago Public Schools has a long

20 Top Ranked Cities To Go Cycling

By Victoria Gonzalez According to data collected in regards to the top 20 best bike cities, Hamburg, Germany is giving Portland, Oregon and all of it’s Hipsters a run for their money. Hamburg was ranked number one for its views of historic architecture and their high rate of cycling, especially in local neighborhoods. For those

Pilsen and Gentrification Over Time

By Victoria Gonzalez Pilsen, a primarily Latino neighborhood located on the Southwest side of Chicago, is known for being filled with fun cultural activities and restaurants; you have Café Jumping Bean, the National Museum of Mexican art, and Honky Tonk BBQ just to name a few. But things have not always been this way, commonly

Craft Breweries Helping the Economy

By Victoria Gonzalez It’s no secret that the US economy can always use some help, which is why the success of American craft breweries has been so important. Small and large independent American craft brewers contributed $76.2 billion to the U.S. economy in 2017. They also added more than 500,000 total jobs, 135,000 jobs at breweries

Analysis: Kendall Jenner pepsi ad sparks interest in activism?, Did “13 Reasons Why” intention of sparking conversations on suicide prevention work?

By Victoria Gonzalez Kendall Jenner pepsi ad sparks interest in activism? The morning of April 2nd 2017, many people woke up to social media outrage concerning Pepsi’s latest commercial. The ad featured model Kendall Jenner at some sort of ambiguous protest. Many critics were quick to point out that the ad was tone deaf and

Chicago Cubs Top 25 Salaries (2019)

By Victoria Gonzalez This graphic details the top 25 salaries of the Chicago Cubs for the 2019 season. According to Forbes, the Chicago Cubs franchise is currently worth $2.2 billion. That price tag happens to be a little over twice as much as what the Ricketts family paid to own the team back in 2009.

Chicago Cubs Attendance (2007-2016)

By Victoria Gonzalez This graph details the annual number of Cubs games attendees from 2007 to 2016. The cubs were known for always having a decent turn out even though they were in the mist of a century old World Series dry spell. Dedicated fans would still pack into Wrigley field season after season. But