U.S. suit: Walgreens biased
Walgreen Co. store manager Johnny Tucker claims it was an open secret among his African-American colleagues that their chances of being assigned to stores in white neighborhoods were slim. "It...
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What works in bridging the digital divide
Martin Cabrera could run his small investment bank and institutional brokerage firm without an electronic trading system. But having the technology, instead of trading by phone, has enabled Cabrera Capital...
Ways to keep love alive without spending a fortune
Diamonds aren't always a girl's best friend. In the new "flip" book "His/Hers: Simple Things To Do for the One You Love" (Adams Media, $7.95), husband and wife co-authors Nicole...
Photos, words capture grandmothers’ essence
Lauren Cowen never knew her grandmothers. One died before she was born; the other shortly after. But in her new book, "Grandmothers" (Stewart, Tabori and Chang, $24.95), Cowen writes knowingly...
Abuse shatters family
Aruna Vallabhaneni was nervously pacing the waiting room of a Chicago immigration court when she noticed him--a little brown cherub in a gray jogging suit. Her face lit up. "Can...
WORKING OUT
They are the anonymous workers who perform common jobs in big cities like Chicago. They pedal through traffic to deliver your packages. They park your car for you. They buff...
A hand up for those whose hard work yields little pay
Life is one tradeoff after another for Chicago's low-income working women. Yet the majority of them don't seek any kind of government assistance, said Rosanna Marquez, president of the Chicago-based...
Iman: `We come in more than 5 shades’
Who said celebrity endorsements of cosmetics is a bunch of hooey? Surprisingly, supermodel Iman, who was in Chicago last week to sign copies of her new book "The Beauty of...
The battle over abortion
Since Roe vs. Wade turned 30 nearly three years ago, the battle over abortion has intensified. Anti-abortion advocates are working to chip away at the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling...
Filling `void’ for Latinas
A new Spanish-language magazine called Siempre Mujer--which translates to "always a woman"--debuted nationally in September targeting young Hispanic female immigrants. The bimonthly publication seeks to fill "a huge void" in...