Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:36:16 -0700

Students’ days of rampant plastic-swiping are over, but we still don’t know if that has lessened their debt. In February, the federal Credit CARD Act went into effect. Under this law, any person under the age of 21 who wants a credit card either needs a cosigner or must prove that they can pay off any balance [...]

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:55:19 -0700

Some Chicago Public Schools students were treated to a shopping spree Tuesday.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:09:38 -0700

Johnnie Mae Dawson, a cashier at Mango and Manny’s, the food court vendor specializing in Caribbean cuisine and chop chops, has been making hungry students smile for the past 15 years. As students hand Dawson their cash, Cane Cards and credit cards, she doesn’t hesitate to call them any variation of “pookie,” “sweetheart,” “mama” and most notably, “babycakes.”