The Chicago Bears called a hearing on their plans to build a new stadium in suburban Arlington Heights, Ill., opting instead to invest more than $2 billion in a domed public property just south of Soldier Field, their existing home. group in the city center. Chicago.Until the surprise March 11 announcement, the team appeared to be headed toward developing a new stadium at the 326-acre Arlington International Racecourse, which it purchased for $197 million in early 2023, and began demolishing existing structures. A subsequent sixfold increase in the property's value by the Cook County assessor's office sparked a dispute between…
Author: Cecil Larson
Since 2016, when three Midwestern states (Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin) proved decisive in President Donald Trump's narrow electoral college victory, we here in the Midwest – along with many outside observers – have continued to sift through the political-economic tea leaves for signs of what motivates Midwestern voters. Of particular interest is the extent to which these voters—especially those in communities facing long-term economic challenges—engaged in a kind of “anti-establishment” backlash in favor of candidate Trump, an issue I first explored in the wake of the 2016 election. In this regard, last fall's midterm elections, as well as statewide races…
College of the Ozarks receives high ratings from a national publication. The full story below from College of the Ozarks Public Relations: POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks is the No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest and the No. 1 Best Value School in the Midwest, according to US News & World Report Best Colleges 2023-2024. Other rankings received by the College include the following: No. 1 Best Undergraduate Teaching, No. 2 Top Performance in Social Mobility in the Midwest, No. 3 Best Regional College in the Midwest, Best Undergraduate Engineering in the Midwest, and Best…
Craig Lassig/AFP/Getty Images Snow shovelers during a blizzard in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 22, 2023, during a snowy winter. Winter has done a 180 on the city every year and now the city has less snow than Nashville. CNN — Winter is lost in the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities. Many cities are missing feet of snow compared to a typical winter, ice on the Great Lakes is near record lows, and spring…
Credit: Umicore Researchers at Umicore's catalyst laboratory in Hanau, Germany. With a glance Companies: Umicore and Anglo American Challenge: Reducing the pressure and temperature required to dehydrogenate a liquid organic hydrogen carrier Answer: New catalysts Condition: Early stages of development Hydrogen is one of the fuels of the future. Fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen emit no carbon dioxide, only a tiny trace of water. Unlike electric cars, they can be refueled in minutes. And while H2 created mostly from methane today, proponents see a future when green hydrogen is produced cheaply by electrolysis of water using energy from…
Distinguished Partner, Global Cities Richard Longworth is a distinguished fellow for global cities at the Council and is the author of “Chicago and the World.” For 20 years, Longworth was a foreign correspondent and served four years as the Chicago Tribune's chief European correspondent. He was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, a two-time winner of the Overseas Press Club Award, and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist.
They represent opposite corners at the University of Michigan, two sides of student activism that are caught up and almost never communicate.Salma Hamamy is one of the most prominent figures in the pro-Palestinian movement on campus.”One, two, three, four, open the prison doors!” he shouts, bull's head in hand, as he leads anti-Israel demonstrations in front of crowds of fellow students. “Five, six, seven, eight, Israel is a terrorist state!” Ms Hamamy helped lead more than 20 protests following Hamas' deadly attacks on Israel on October 7 and the subsequent bombing of Gaza.As she makes calls to end the war…
St. Paul, Minn. — News Direct — Comcast Twin CitiesComcast announced the promotion of four new leaders in the Midwest region: Karly Baraga WernerVice President of External Affairs, Rob PattersonComcast Business Vice President, Robin PermanVice President of Customer Experience and Human Resources, and Megan MasonVice President of Finance and Business Operations.”I am thrilled to welcome these four talented executives to the Comcast Midwest leadership team,” said Kalyn Hove, Senior Vice President, Comcast Midwest Region. “Their combined experience within the company will be invaluable as we continue to expand our services across the Midwest and connect our customers to what matters…
Men's basketball Brian Spurlock/KemperSports LIVE Tennessee Volunteers guard Dalton Knecht (3) is guarded by Kansas Jayhawks guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) during the final round of the Allstate Maui Invitational on November 22, 2023, at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. If Kansas can make it out of Salt Lake City and advance past the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament to reach Detroit, there are some familiar faces from this season in the Kansas quarterback. The good news for the Jayhawks is that…
A severe weather threat centered around Kansas City on Wednesday The storms are expected to be capable of producing large hail and damaging winds on Wednesday.KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The threat of severe storms continues to increase across the midsection of the nation this week as millions from Texas to the Midwest and Great Lakes brace for another multi-day threat of severe weather.The threat began Tuesday in Missouri, but by Thursday, the severe weather is expected to increase and spread to include tens of millions of people from Dallas to Chicago.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERWednesday's severe storm threat includes the…