Chicago restaurants turn to value menus to reach customers
By Antony Terence Medill Reports After offering a special $30 plate of vodka pasta, truffle fries, salad and a drink — the choice of a martini or a spritz — LIA Tavern said reservations
WATCH: Press-on nail vending machines on Chicago’s South Side are the new DIY
Medill Reports By Morgan Norris Press-on nails are the new DIY in this economy! Manager Eric Gonzales of OBP Nail & Beauty Supply, the largest
WATCH: Chicago kids find faith on the field
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports In Palos Heights, children lace up their cleats for more than just a game of flag football. The Fellowship of
NASCAR reunites with Chicagoland Speedway; raises questions over future
By Justin Parmer Medill Reports JOLIET, Ill. — What was once an unlikely reunion is now a reality. NASCAR returned to Chicagoland Speedway last weekend,
Retired suburbanites stand at front lines of Chicago’s immigration response
By Sydney Meyer Medill Reports At 7 a.m. on a chilly Tuesday in February, Celine Woznica, a former Maryknoll missioner in Nicaragua and Mexico and longtime Oak Park resident, entered the side
WATCH: Barack Obama’s presidential center is officially open to the public
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports Thousands of visitors gathered in Chicago on Juneteenth to celebrate the grand opening of former President Barack Obama’s presidential library campus, marking the culmination
LISTEN: Is ‘The Real Housewives’ a feminist text? A cultural studies scholar weighs in.
By Caitlin Keller Medill Reports Reality TV is riddled with social commentary and can serve as a microcosm for dissecting societal norms. This audio story,
Prepared with Pinay pride: Filipino baker shares culture through dessert
By Catherine Espejo Medill Reports At 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Erma Cuenca-Price’s plane touched down at Boston Logan International Airport. She went to bed, and then her friend woke her at 9
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 10
By Katherine Silva and Packy Voves Medill Reports In this special sports edition of “Chicago This Week,” we take a look at how Chicagoans are
Northwestern alum Nia Coffey scores season high in return to Chicago
By Nick Neumayer Medill Reports Chicago is a special place for Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey. Coffey graduated from Northwestern in 2017 as one of
Chicago comedian Kait Carmody trades teacups for full-time funny business
By Grace O’Reilly Medill Reports Gliding down the Italian Renaissance-style hallways of the Drake Hotel and toward the main entrance of the Palm Court Tea Room, Kait Carmody, the hotel’s food and beverage
WATCH: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center ahead of its Juneteenth opening
By Brock Morgan Medill Reports The Obama Presidential Center is set to become a major destination on Chicago’s South Side, blending a traditional presidential museum