Student loan debt has been hindering millennials for years; now it’s causing harm to the motorcycle industry. According to MarketWatch, the motorcycle industry has been increasingly struggling due to millennials’ disinterest in purchasing motorcycles in light of financial burdens. Over the past year, Harley-Davidson Inc. has been dropping in stock by as much as 29%. […]
The opioid epidemic in the United States is staggering. In 2016 alone, roughly 11.5 million Americans 12 and older misused prescription pain medicine. President Trump has declared a public emergency and many states are suing drug manufacturers because of the high costs of treating, jailing, and burying opioid addicts. Drug users are overdosing and dying almost every
Losing weight, or even just staying in shape, can be difficult for a host of different reasons. Kids, work, family time, and everything between can make it a challenge to get to the gym. If you’re juggling all of these things in your life and can’t seem to fit in the time to work on
There are four main causes of vehicle damage, including weather conditions, small fender benders, negligence, and, most destructively, high speed collisions. Of course, when a high speed car chase occurs following a carjacking or other violent crime, those situations rarely end in a fender bender. According to ABC Chicago, Illinois State Police and Chicago Police
Opioid overdose deaths doubled in the U.S. between 2015 and 2016. According to the CDC’s Morbidity and Weekly Report released Thursday, March 29, the number of fatal overdoses in 31 states and the District of Columbia increased from 2015 to 2016 despite greater awareness. “Deaths involving synthetic opioids increased in every subgroup examined,” the CDC
The total yearly value of U.S. agricultural exports is approximately $139.8 billion. That number is in jeopardy, however, following all the recent talk of tariffs, exports, and international trade affairs. The New York Times states that China’s Ministry of Commerce recently announced it would impose tariffs on $3 billion worth of American-produced materials, including pork, wine, seamless steel
UPDATED 11/4/20 The senior housing industry is seeing greater success not only in affordable living communities but also among local schools. The West Pullman Elementary School in Chicago, which closed in 2013, may soon be reborn as affordable senior housing. West Pullman Elementary School was just one of the 54 schools in Chicago to close
In 2016, commercial airlines carried more than 3.8 billion passengers to destinations around the world, but not every airline gets its share of good press. United Airlines, in particular, has had its fair share of scandalous headlines, ranging from the unfortunate (passengers being unceremoniously and forcibly removed from flights) to the truly bizarre (denying entry to one passenger’s emotional
In the digital age, a lot of folks would rather swap out a physical, in-person learning experience for one that can be conducted online. According to a recent Global Shapers Survey, approximately 40.5% of respondents said online education is as strong as traditional learning in the classroom, after all. And although e-readers have become incredibly
A beloved Chicago Police Commander was killed by an armed assailant wearing body armor on Tuesday, and the lead suspect, in this case, has a long felonious history. Commander of the Near North District, Paul Bauer, was shot several times at 2 a.m. and died at the nearby Memorial Hospital. Earlier in the day, Bauer