Game on: Why indie developers are choosing the Windy City
By Conner Dejecacion Medill Reports It wasn’t a traditional video game. Two guys huddled over a laptop on one side of the room, the computer
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 2
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In the second episode of “Chicago This Week,” we hear from Chicago Catholics as they respond to
Taking the long road: As Route 66 turns 100, fans look ahead instead of in the rearview mirror
By Phoebe Bock Medill Reports In 1963, Bill Thomas took his first road trip on Route 66 from Illinois to California to visit Disneyland. Although
Illinois ‘One Health’ initiatives may protect farmers from climate, animal-related infectious disease risks
By Kimberly Henrickson Medill Reports There’s an old adage in medicine: if you see a farmer enter the emergency room, you better pay attention and act fast. Farmers are “notorious”
Atari legend Eugene Jarvis celebrates 25 years running arcade machine company Raw Thrills in Chicago
By Conner Dejecacion Medill Reports Eugene Jarvis, 71, has worked on video games since their inception. He grew up in Menlo Park, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley. As a “young, rebellious” person living in the
WATCH: Chicago This Week — Season 6, Episode 1
By Morgan Hawes and Victoria Olaleye Medill Reports In this season’s first episode of “Chicago This Week,” reporters cover new efforts to make riding the
WATCH: Music Box Theatre succeeding — even expanding — despite national decline in movie theater attendance
By Thomas Hodgkins Medill Reports Chicago’s Music Box Theatre, an independent movie theater, is expanding despite national movie theater attendance declining. Owner and CEO Brody
The sun is Taíno: Despite extinction and erasure narratives, Puerto Rico honors Indigenous heritage
By Naisha Roy Medill Reports SALINAS, PUERTO RICO — In Puerto Rico, the symbols are everywhere. Spirals and almost-cubist faces representing the sun, the coquí frog and other pieces of
25-year-old Peter Kuli transforming Lincoln Square silent film landmark for film obsessives, casual moviegoers
By Daniela Cantu Medill Reports With the flick of a switch, Davis Theater program director Peter Kuli casts a red, velvety glow over the 276
WATCH: A ‘fresh’ future — How communities are combating food deserts
By Ellie Fideli Medill Reports More than 17 million people in the U.S. live under “food redlining” — that is, they lack nearby access to
WATCH: Chicagoans march in protest on International Women’s Day
By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International
From dry campus to ‘Drunk Shakespeare’: How Caleb Harbin found freedom
By Sydney Meyer Medill Reports Beginning in October 2024, Caleb Harbin regularly stood onstage in front of an eager audience, downed four shots of a liquor of