
Road to the U.S.: A Honduras refugee mother makes a new life in Chicago with help of local charity groups
By Hazel Tang Medill Reports For Maria, her road to the United States as a refugee was rocky. As a mother of two kids, she

Third-generation milliner hopes to preserve practice
By Allison Schatz Medill Reports For centuries, wearing a hat had been both a practical and aesthetic choice. But millinery saw a sharp decline in

Parent activism over remote schooling highlights inequities in the Chicago area
Christopher Vazquez Medill Reports Parents and medical professionals are sounding the alarm on mental health concerns for children and teenagers during the pandemic. This has

College athletes given one last change in spring
By Brandon Rudy Medill Reports On March 12, 2020, the sporting world came to a halt due to COVID-19. This led many seniors all over

Murals donated to St. Franicis de Sales High School make media center ‘alive again’
By: Rodricka Taylor Medill Reports St. Francis de Sales high school received a donation of the Black Lives Matter murals for the school’s library and

Asian Americans fight racism and struggle to redefine their identity
By Ester Wells Medill Reports View this story as an Adobe Spark multimedia production. Russell Jeung stood in the checkout line at a sporting goods

Small businesses can require vaccination but few in Chicago do
By Jiang Li Medill Reports When Hannah Zimmerman went back to work at the JuiceRx in Streeterville as a barista last November, she had to

College stadiums sit empty across the nation
By Kayla McDermott Medill Reports College athletes across the nation are nervous that they may not have a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic similar

Nearly one year since Illinois locked down, vaccines are a light at the end of the tunnel
By Carlyn Kranking Medill Reports This weekend will mark one year since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker locked down the state with a stay at home

Logan Square resident replaces spray paint with snow to create street art around greater Chicago area
By Zack Shanus Medill Reports Eduardo Vea Keating makes the most of Chicago winters by creating street art from snow. He has been making the

College gymnast faces reality of program’s final NCAA season
By Connor Groel Medill Reports There had been months of waiting. Over the summer of 2020, members of the University of Minnesota men’s gymnastics team

New coronavirus variants explained
By Grace Rodgers Medill Reports Virus mutations are a natural occurrence during an epidemic or pandemic. However, some new coronavirus variants have raised concern amongst