January 16, 2025

Middle Schooler Discovers Cancer-Fighting Compound in Goose Droppings

Camarria Williams, a Chicago middle schooler, has uncovered a cancer-fighting compound in goose poop. The droppings that the 13-year-old collected contained a novel compound that scientists […]
May 6, 2021

Entrepreneur Launches Incubator & Co-working Space on Chicago’s South Side

Serial entrepreneur James Parker is on a mission to support women and black-owned businesses on Chicago’s South Side. His incubator and co-working space, 1921, is poised […]
December 3, 2017

Nigerian-American cofounders scale their on-demand ethnic food mobile app service

Two Nigerian-American cofounders have just rolled out their ethnic food delivery app to the Washington metropolitan area. The founders of Chicago-based OjaExpress extended operations over Thanksgiving […]
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