President Donald Trump has been in office a little under two months, but the economic landscape looks vastly different than it did last year. A trade war is heating up, the stock market has shown increasing volatility, fears of a recession are on the rise and some consumer prices are skyrocketing. Now nearly $6 a

Candidates running for the Summit Hill Elementary District 161 Board addressed the recent closing of two elementary schools at a forum Wednesday, noting that it is important to improve communication and community relations and heal the division that it caused. Ten candidates are seeking five board seats in the April 1 election. Incumbent Katie Campbell

Todd Siwak, the former CEO of Ferrara Candy Co., on Wednesday placed his three-bedroom, 3,693-square-foot duplex condominium on the 17th floor of the Near North Side building at 9 W. Walton Street on the market for $4.79 million. Now a private equity executive, Siwak, who is based in St. Louis, led Ferrara Candy and then

Reports from Syria’s coastal regions suggest that Christians were among the more than 1,000 killed in the recent fighting. As Christians and Alawites continue to suffer in Syria, an Israeli Christian with ties to Syria’s Christian community recently spoke to All Israel News, exposing the worsening situation under the newly established Islamist government.  Manuel Abu