Video: West Side after-school program sends kids to college
By Thomas Yau Neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side are no stranger to violence, poverty and failing schools, but in Austin, an after-school program is able to give the young people there a chance to change their lives.
VIDEO: Aldermanic candidate Rafael Lopez promises change to 15th Ward
By Isabella Szabolcs Eighteen of Chicago’s 50 wards have runoff elections for alderman. The predominately Hispanic 15th ward has two Hispanic candidate’s running for aldermanic positions. One candidate, Rafael Lopez, is promising to bring needed changes to the ward. Isabella Szabolcs has more on the story.
Social media roundup: runoff day oddities
By Sean Froelich Voter turnout was dismal in the general election in February. And with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia forced into a runoff election, many in Chicago took rather creative approaches to get voters to the polls this time. Here are some examples, and some other oddities seen around […]
Garcia makes last minute push to get voters out
by Adriana Cargill With two hours left to go, voters this afternoon reported empty polling stations and low turnout in Chicago’s first runoff mayoral election. Turnout could prove critical to the outcome of this election, especially for the grass-roots campaign of Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, who has cast himself as a man who […]
Gearing up for the runoff: Medill Report’s Electioncast 2015
The Medill News Service’s Election 2015 video team is hosting three separate electioncasts today. In our first update, Lukas Voss and Empriss Campbell tell us about the candidates’ schedules, continuing reaction to last week’s controversial mayoral debate, high early voting turnout and how the 15th Ward’s new demographic landscape impacts the aldermanic race.
VIDEO: Voters split on controversial debate question to Garcia
By Amina Ismail In last week’s debate, the moderator questioned candidate Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia about how he would deal with violence as his own son was once connected to the Chicago gang scene. The question was met with boos from the audience and Mayor Rahm Emanuel came to his opponents defense noting that the line […]
Ward runoff races heat up
By Steven Chambers and Meghan Tribe UPDATED: This story’s been updated to reflect late-closing polling places. Residents in the 1st, 41st, 42nd and 46th wards will have an extra hour to cast their ballots in Chicago mayoral runoff election. A judge of elections granted a petition of the Board of Election asking for voting […]
VIDEO: Coming Out of the Shadows
By Isabella Szabolcs UIC’S undocumented students say President Obama’s executive actions on deportation relief for DACA and DAPA recipients are not enough. They come out of the shadows to reveal their stories and the barriers to their education.
VIDEO: Young entrepreneur begins startup despite challenges for millennials
By Andrew Fowler Wilbur You started his own integrated marketing and development firm at the age of 22 with no investors. The company began in his parents’ basement and now the team at Youtech and Associates, Inc. is looking for even an bigger office space as they continue to expand. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 2015 […]
VIDEO: Dodgeball a win for LGBT community
By Avinash Chak The Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association forms an integral part of the LGBT community in the city. Founded as the Gay Athletic Association in 1978, it is the largest non-profit gay and lesbian sports organization in the Midwest. CMSA has experienced back-to-back growth for the first time in years. It’s membership increased by […]
